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inhabitancy

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  1. 1. n. The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; the condition of an inhabitant; residence; occupancy. Source: opted
  2. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men) Source: wordnet
  4. 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. Source: webster
  5. 5. n. the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men) Source: ecdict

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