METIC

metic

(noun) an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

metic (plural metics)

(historical) 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.

Source: Wiktionary

Met"ic ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [Gr. metoecus, F. métèque.] (Gr. Antiq.)

Definition: A sojourner; an immigrant; an alien resident in a Grecian city, but not a citizen. Mitford. The whole force of Athens, metics as well as citizens, and all the strangers who were then in the city. Jowett (Thucyd. ).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition