Denizen

• by denization, an obsolete process in English Common Law, dating from the 13th century, by which a foreigner gained some privileges of a British subject, including the right to hold English land, through letters patent
• a "free Negro" in the United States before the abolition of slavery

Denizen may also refer to:

• Denizen (video game), action computer game published by Players Software in 1988 for the ZX Spectrum

In common parlance, a denizen is simply one who lives, stays or socializes in a particular place (such as "a denizen of Chicago's South Side" or "a denizen of Studio 54").

See also

• naturalization, process of acquiring citizenship