protocitizen en · NOUN
Etymology
From proto- + citizen.
Meanings
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A person whose social status is an early approximation to the later idea of a citizen.
[…] the transformation of Jewish serfs into permanent cultivators of national land as protocitizens.
2016, Yael Allweil, Homeland: Zionism as Housing Regime, 1860–2011, page 66:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| protocitizens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |