# metic

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɛtɪk/

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/metic