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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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 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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