/ˈmɛtɪk/, /ˈmɛtək/, [ˈmɛɾək]
OriginFrom Late Latin metycus (also metoecus), from Ancient Greek μέτοικος (métoikos, “foreigner, metic”).
- historicalIn 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.
Formsmetics(plural)