verb
- present participle of denizen; the act of making someone or something a denizen (resident or inhabitant), or granting the status of denizen to a foreign-born person
Usage: formal or legal context; rare in modern usage
Examples
- The denizening of foreign merchants in the port city required royal approval.
- By denizening the immigrant population, the kingdom granted them full resident status.
- The process of denizening new citizens took several months.
- Historical records show the denizening of skilled craftspeople from neighboring regions.