Inhabitancy

[in'hæbitәnsi]

Definition

(noun.) the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men); 'he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony'.

Editor: Noreen--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; the condition of an inhabitant; residence; occupancy.

(n.) The state of having legal right to claim the privileges of a recognized inhabitant; especially, the right to support in case of poverty, acquired by residence in a town; habitancy.

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