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Denization logo #21000 Denization is an obsolete or defunct process in England and Ireland and the later Kingdom of Great Britain, the United Kingdom, and the British Empire, dating back to the 13th century, by which an alien (foreigner), through letters patent, became a denizen, thereby obtaining certain rights otherwise only normally enjoyed by the King`s (or Queen`.....
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Denization

Denization logo #21002• (n.) The act of making one a denizen or adopted citizen; naturalization.
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Denization

Denization logo #20972Den`i·za'tion noun The act of making one a denizen or adopted citizen; naturalization. Hallam.
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Denization logo #21212Eng. Law. The act by which a foreigner becomes a subject of England; but he has not the rights either of a natural born subject, nor of one who has become naturalized.
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