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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INHABITANCE

n.Residence of dwellers. [Little used. ]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INHABITANCE; INHABITANCY

INHABITANCE; INHABITANCY In *hab "it *ance, 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 )

Defn: 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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