'Inhabitancy' definitions:
Definition of 'inhabitancy'
(from WordNet)
noun
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: inhabitancy, inhabitation, habitation]
Definition of 'Inhabitancy'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- Ruins yet resting in the wild moors testify a former inhabitance. --Carew. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]