INHABITATION

inhabitancy, inhabitation, habitation

(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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

inhabitation (countable and uncountable, plural inhabitations)

The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; indwelling.

Abode; place of dwelling; residence.

Population; inhabitants.

Source: Wiktionary

In*hab`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. inhabitatio a dwelling.]

1. The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; indwelling. The inhabitation of the Holy Ghost. Bp. Pearson.

2. Abode; place of dwelling; residence. [Obs.] Milton.

3. Population; inhabitants. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. The beginning of nations and of the world's inhabitation. Sir W. Raleigh.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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