citeseyn
Middle English
/sitɛˈsɛi̯n/
noun
Definitions
- A freeman or burgher: a legally-recognized member of an incorporated city.
- A resident or inhabitant of a city (irregardless of burgher status); an urbanite.
- One who inhabits a state, area or province, especially if they are not a serf.
- One who inhabits heaven; an inhabitant of the afterlife.
Etymology
Borrowed from citesain (burgher, city-dweller) affix from Middle English cite.
Origin
Middle English
cite
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- citicism English
- citizen English
- citizeness English
- citizenhood English
- citizenise English
- citizenish English
- citizenism English
- citizenist English
- citizenize English
- citizenly English
- citizenry English
- citizenship English
- concitizen English
- cybercitizen English
- noncitizen English
- supercitizen English
- siddis Norwegian Nynorsk
- cite Middle English
- citeain Old French
- cité Old French
- citesain xno