Thesaurus: inhabitancy

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1. n. The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; the condition of an inhabitant; residence; occupancy.
2. 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.
3. n. the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
4. 1. The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; the condition of an inhabitant; residence; occupancy. Ruins yet resting in the wild moors testify a former inhabitance. Carew. 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.
5. n. the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)