What does "metic" mean?

In Ancient Greek city-states, a resident alien who did not have the rights of a citizen and who paid a tax for the right to live there.

Metic

Common synonyms include: citizen, cosmopolitan, foreign resident, foreigner, hyphenate, immigrant.

/ˈmɛtɪk/ noun

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Noun

1
In Ancient Greek city-states, a resident alien who did not have the rights of a citizen and who paid a tax for the right to live there. historical
2
an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city wordnet

From Late Latin metycus (also metoecus), from Ancient Greek μέτοικος (métoikos, “foreigner, metic”).