(in ancient Greece) an alien having some rights of citizenship in the city in which he lives
Word origin
C19: from Greek metoikos, from meta- (indicating change) + -oikos dwelling
metic in American English
(ˈmetɪk)
noun
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there
Word origin
[1800–10; ‹ LL metycus, var. of metoecus ‹ Gk métoikos emigrant, equiv. to met-met- + -oikos dwelling]This word is first recorded in the period 1800–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Caucasian, hike, peripheral, pueblo, unprofessional