The status or condition of being a denizen; the rights and responsibilities of an inhabitant or resident.
From denizen + the suffix -ship (Old English 'scipe'), which forms nouns indicating status, condition, or relationship. Follows the pattern of words like citizenship and membership.
This is a rarely used word that represents legal standing as a resident—in medieval times, denizenship was a formal status between being a foreigner and a citizen, granting certain trading rights but not full citizenship privileges.
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