Definition of denizen

• n. - A dweller; an inhabitant.
• n. - One who is admitted by favor to all or a part of the rights of citizenship, where he did not possess them by birth; an adopted or naturalized citizen.
• n. - One admitted to residence in a foreign country.
• v. t. - To constitute (one) a denizen; to admit to residence, with certain rights and privileges.
• v. t. - To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants.