n. [ OE. citisein, OF. citeain, F. citoyen, fr. cité city. See City, and cf. Cit. ]
That large body of the working men who were not counted as citizens and had not so much as a vote to serve as an anodyne to their stomachs. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ This protection is . . . national protection, recognition of the individual, in the face of foreign nations, as a member of the state, and assertion of his security and rights abroad as well as at home. Abbot [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
I am not well,
But not so citizen a wanton as
To seem to die ere sick. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A female citizen. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. that portion of the radio frequency spectrum allocated by the FCC for the use of individual citizens for short-distance personal or business use, from either fixed or mobile stations. Abreviated CB. Called also
n. The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen. [ 1913 Webster ]