denizenship
Formal inhabitant standing
Denizenship is the status of being a denizen—an inhabitant or resident of a place, particularly one with certain rights but not full citizenship.
Historically, a denizen in English law was a foreigner granted some privileges of a native-born subject: His denizenship allowed him to own land but not vote.
The term now appears mostly in discussions of immigration status and belonging.
Legal path to belonging
- nationalityLegal belonging to country
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- asylumShelter from persecution
refugee · stateless · alien · foreigner · expatriate · immigrant · emigrant · deportation
People living somewhere
- dwellersThose who occupy space
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- nativesOriginal local population
citizens · populace · settlers · occupants · townsfolk · villagers · urbanites · newcomers
Formal organizational connection
- identityWho someone is
- integrationCombining into a whole
- inclusionBeing made part
- acceptanceConsent to receive
allegiance · attachment · connection · rootedness · assimilation · acculturation · home · solidarity
Formally registering a choice
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
- entitlementsLegally guaranteed benefits
naturalization
Legal path to belonging
- nationalityLegal belonging to country
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
asylum · refugee · stateless · alien · foreigner · expatriate · immigrant · emigrant · deportation · exile
residents
People living somewhere
- dwellersThose who occupy space
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
natives · citizens · populace · settlers · occupants · townsfolk · villagers · urbanites · newcomers · neighbors
affiliation
Formal organizational connection
- identityWho someone is
- integrationCombining into a whole
- inclusionBeing made part
acceptance · allegiance · attachment · connection · rootedness · assimilation · acculturation · home · solidarity · loyalty
voting
Formally registering a choice
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
- entitlementsLegally guaranteed benefits
denizenshipcitizenship
Status as state member
naturalization · birthright citizenship · statelessness · undocumented status · foreignness