inhabitancy Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet


In*hab"it*ance, In*hab"it*an*cy noun (Also<
  • Inhabitance
  • Inhabitancy
)
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913