n.1 a foreigner admitted to certain rights in his or her adopted country.
2 a naturalized foreign word, animal, or plant.
3 (usu. foll. by of) poet. an inhabitant or occupant.
Derivatives:
denizenship n.
Etymology: ME f. AF deinzein f. OF deinz within f. L de from + intus within + -ein f. L -aneus: see -ANEOUS