Found 2 items, similar to inhabitancy.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: inhabitancy
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]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Inhabitancy
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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