2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: inhabitancy 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: {inhabitation}, {habitation}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Inhabitance \In*hab"it*ance\, Inhabitancy \In*hab"it*an*cy\, noun 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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