In the Medieval period, for whom was the term foreigner used?

Answer: In modern times, the term foreigner is used for someone who is not an Indian. But in the medieval period, a “foreigner” was any stranger who was not a part of a particular society or culture. Therefore, a forest-dweller might have been regarded as a “foreigner”, by a city-dweller. But two peasants living in the same village were not foreigners to each other, even though they may have had different religious or caste backgrounds.