Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Inhabitance"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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.
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