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Denizen

Denizen [fr. donaison, donison, O.Fr., a gift], an alien born who has obtained, ex donatione regis, letters-patent to make him (either permanently or for a time) an English subject. The granting of such letters-patent is a branch of the Royal Prerogative, and is subject to no restrictions whatever. The denizen might hold lands by purchase or devise, which an alien might not, but could not take by inheritance before the (English) Naturalization Act, 1870; for his parent, through whom he must claim, being an alien, had no heritable blood and therefore could convey none to his son. No denizen can be of the Privy Council, or either House of Parliament, or have any office of trust civil or military.By the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914, s. 52, nothing in the Act contained affects the grant of letters of denization by His Majesty in the exercise of his prerogative. See further ALIEN and NATURALIZATION....

Denizenize

To constitute one a denizen to denizen...

Denizenation

Denization denizening...

British ship

British ship, As to the qualification for owning and the obligation to register British ships, see Merchant Shipping Act,1894, ss. 1-3. The owner must be a British subject, natural born or naturalized, or a denizen q.v., or a body corporate established and subject to the laws of some part of His Majesty's dominions and having their principal place of business in those dominions but not a natural born British subject who has taken the oath of allegiance to a foreign sovereign or State or become a citizen or subject of a foreign State or been naturalized or made a denizen, unless while he is owning a British ship he has taken the oath of allegiance to the King after his disqualification and is, during his ownership, either resident in the said dominions or is partner of a firm carrying on business there....