English → Latin
“denization” in Latin
cīvitāscitizenship and its rights; often referring to Roman citizenship.; the state, body politic, citizens of a territory (colcīvitātulacitizenship in a small city; a small city
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
denization
civitas (or, of a small state, civitatula): jus civitatis [Vid: CITIZENSHIP]: civitas sine suffragio (of imperfect citizenship without the right of voting). FIG., To give denization to a word, verbo civitatem dare (Suet., Gramm., 22): this word has obtained denization in the Latin language, hoc verbum Latino sermone satis tritum est.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for denization?
- The usual Latin words for “denization” are cīvitās, cīvitātula. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.