n. [ Gr. &unr_;, prop., changing one's abode; &unr_;, indicating change + &unr_; house, abode: cf. L. metoecus, F. métèque. ] (Gr. Antiq.) A sojourner; an immigrant; an alien resident in a Grecian city, but not a citizen. Mitford. [ 1913 Webster ]
The whole force of Athens, metics as well as citizens, and all the strangers who were then in the city. Jowett (Thucyd. ). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. strict attention to minute details; the quality of being meticulous.
a. [ L. meticulosus, fr. metus fear: cf. F. méticuleux. ] Timid; fearful. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
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Not only is it the business of no one to preach the truth but it is the métier of many to conceal it. A. R. Colquhoun. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]