Emily Dickinson Lexicon

citizen, n. [ME < L. civitat-em, city.] (webplay: distinguished, hold, inhabitant, qualities, trade, town).

1. Denizen; inhabitant; occupant; member of a city, state, or any other place; [fig.] mortal; deceased loved one; occupant of a grave.
2. Landowner; distinguished person; lady or gentleman
3. Creature; wight; thing; being; entity.