meticn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛtɪk/, U.S.

/ˈmɛdɪk/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek μέτοικος.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μέτοικος ( > post-classical Latin metoecus , metycus (late 3rd or early 4th cent.)) < μετα- meta- prefix (denoting change) + -οικος (frequently in nominal and adjectival compounds; < οἶκος house: see oecist n.). Compare earlier French métèque (1743 as mestèque ) in sense 1, and extended uses from late 19th cent.

Ancient History.

1. A resident alien in a Greek city, having some of the privileges of citizenship.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > type of inhabitant generally > [noun] > non-native inhabitant

alien?a1400

out-comelingc1400

strangerc1460

free denizen1551

denizen1576

peregrine1593

inmatea1600

outcomer1607

resident alien1801

metic1808

expatriate1818

international1851

offcome1859

overrunner1876

aubain1882

offcomer1898

non-native1899

outworlder1948

transplant1961

expat1962

non-patrial1971

1808 W. Mitford Hist. Greece (new ed.) III. xxi. 12 An imposition, in the manner of a poll-tax, on the metics, those numerous free residents in Attica who were not Athenian citizens.

1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxv. 372 Exempt from the metic-tax and other special burthens.

1881 B. Jowett tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War I. 114 The entire Athenian force, including the metics, invaded the territory of Megara.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 381/1 Citizens were allowed a free market; foreigners and metics had to pay a toll.

1974 Sci. Amer. Sept. 95/1 In Athens the free immigrants called metics, who were permanent residents rather than passing traders, may have outnumbered the slaves.

1991 Internat. Jrnl. Public Opinion Res. Winter 313 Because of the large number of metics and slaves the number of eligible citizens who could throw pebbles in the voting jars represented..only one fifth of the total population.

2. In extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > migrant > [noun] > immigrant

comelinga1325

incomer1526

income1555

comer1581

adventivea1626

transplanteea1687

immigrantc1787

importation1787

migrant1795

immigrator1836

importee1858

metic1904

wog1966

1904 Speaker 23 Jan. 401/1 The British Imperialists..have found that the rich metics are their Masters.

1921 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Nov. 731/2 The proportion of the horrific in Poe's poetry..is entirely different; he is a metic in the land of shadows.

1936 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Nov. 918/4 Sir Harry Preston was not Brightonian by birth—but then most of the town's great men have been metics.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metic
释义	meticn. Brit. /ˈmɛtɪk/, U.S. /ˈmɛdɪk/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek μέτοικος. Etymology: < ancient Greek μέτοικος ( > post-classical Latin metoecus , metycus (late 3rd or early 4th cent.)) < μετα- meta- prefix (denoting change) + -οικος (frequently in nominal and adjectival compounds; < οἶκος house: see oecist n.). Compare earlier French métèque (1743 as mestèque ) in sense 1, and extended uses from late 19th cent. Ancient History. 1. A resident alien in a Greek city, having some of the privileges of citizenship. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > type of inhabitant generally > [noun] > non-native inhabitant alien?a1400 out-comelingc1400 strangerc1460 free denizen1551 denizen1576 peregrine1593 inmatea1600 outcomer1607 resident alien1801 metic1808 expatriate1818 international1851 offcome1859 overrunner1876 aubain1882 offcomer1898 non-native1899 outworlder1948 transplant1961 expat1962 non-patrial1971 1808 W. Mitford Hist. Greece (new ed.) III. xxi. 12 An imposition, in the manner of a poll-tax, on the metics, those numerous free residents in Attica who were not Athenian citizens. 1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxv. 372 Exempt from the metic-tax and other special burthens. 1881 B. Jowett tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War I. 114 The entire Athenian force, including the metics, invaded the territory of Megara. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 381/1 Citizens were allowed a free market; foreigners and metics had to pay a toll. 1974 Sci. Amer. Sept. 95/1 In Athens the free immigrants called metics, who were permanent residents rather than passing traders, may have outnumbered the slaves. 1991 Internat. Jrnl. Public Opinion Res. Winter 313 Because of the large number of metics and slaves the number of eligible citizens who could throw pebbles in the voting jars represented..only one fifth of the total population. 2. In extended use. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > migrant > [noun] > immigrant comelinga1325 incomer1526 income1555 comer1581 adventivea1626 transplanteea1687 immigrantc1787 importation1787 migrant1795 immigrator1836 importee1858 metic1904 wog1966 1904 Speaker 23 Jan. 401/1 The British Imperialists..have found that the rich metics are their Masters. 1921 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Nov. 731/2 The proportion of the horrific in Poe's poetry..is entirely different; he is a metic in the land of shadows. 1936 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Nov. 918/4 Sir Harry Preston was not Brightonian by birth—but then most of the town's great men have been metics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1808
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