denization

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denization - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Denization \Den`i*za"tion\, n.
     The act of making one a denizen or adopted citizen;
     naturalization. --Hallam.
     [1913 Webster]

denization - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  DENIZATION, Eng. law.. The act by which a foreigner becomes a subject of 
  England; but he has not the rights either of a natural born subject, nor of 
  one who has become naturalized. Bac. Ab. Aliens, B.