citizenship
n.the legal right to belong to a country and have all the protections that come with it. It also describes how well you behave as a member of your community.
n.the legal status of being a member of a particular country, entailing specific rights and duties. It also refers to the quality of an individual's conduct as a member of a community.
“She applied for dual citizenship last year.”
“After living in the country for ten years, he finally passed the test to gain full citizenship.”
“The debate over global citizenship suggests that our moral obligations should extend beyond national borders to encompass the entire human community.”
Uncountable when referring to the general status or quality of behavior; countable when referring to the specific legal status held in different countries.
“The Mostar-born, 49-year-old Jakirovic has Bosnian and Croatian citizenship and says his life was shaped by the 1990s Balkan war that broke out when he was 14.”
“They also employed demeaning racial stereotypes designed to humiliate African Americans while undermining their claims to freedom, dignity and citizenship.”
From citizen + -ship.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.