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