Inhabitancy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inhabitance \In*hab"it*ance\, Inhabitancy \In*hab"it*an*cy\, n.
     1. The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited;
        the condition of an inhabitant; residence; occupancy.
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              Ruins yet resting in the wild moors testify a former


              inhabitance.                          --Carew.
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     2. (Law) 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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inhabitancy
       n : 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" [syn: {inhabitation},
            {habitation}]