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metic

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metic [ˈmɛtɪk]
n
(Historical Terms) (in ancient Greece) an alien having some rights of citizenship in the city in which he lives
[from Greek metoikos, from meta- (indicating change) + -oikos dwelling]

metic
Ancient Greece. a foreigner or a resident alien.
See also: Greece and Greeks
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Noun1.metic - an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city
alien, foreigner, noncitizen, outlander - a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country


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I mean that the father grows accustomed to descend to the level of his sons and to fear them, and the son is on a level with his father, he having no respect or reverence for either of his parents; and this is his freedom, and metic is equal with the citizen and the citizen with the metic, and the stranger is quite as good as either.
 
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