INHABITANCE

Noun

inhabitance (countable and uncountable, plural inhabitances)

Alternative form of inhabitancy

Ruins yet resting in the wild moors testify a former inhabitance.

Source: Wiktionary


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)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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