citizenry

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
citizen/ˈsɪtɪzn/

▶noun

• 1 a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth.

• 2 an inhabitant of a town or city.

– derivatives
citizenry noun,
citizenship noun.

– origin ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. citezein, alt. of OFr. citeain, based on L. civitas (see city).