Question

who was considered a "foreigner" in the past??​

Answer 1

Answer:any stranger

Explanation:in the past, the people used the term foreigner for a person who was not living with them or the person to whom they were not known to. Any outsider who came in the subcontinent was given this name. He was automatically stated foreigner the moment he entered the place!

Isn’t it really different from what we use today?

So, in short, any stranger whom the people did not know was a foreigner. This term was also used in Hindi as ‘pardesi’.

Answer 2

Answer:

in mediaeval period a person who was not a part of the society or culture was considered to be a foreigner