habitancy

habitancy
/hab"i tn see/, n., pl. habitancies.
1. the act or fact of inhabiting; inhabitancy.
2. the total number of inhabitants; population.
[1785-95; HABIT(ANT)1 + -ANCY]

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  • Habitancy — Hab it*an*cy (h[a^]b [i^]t*an*s[y^]), n. Same as {Inhabitancy}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • habitancy — index abode, domicile, habitation (act of inhabiting), inhabitation (act of dwelling in), nationality, population, residence Burton s Legal …   Law dictionary

  • habitancy — That fixed place of abode to which a person intends to return habitually when absent. Owens v. Huntling, C.C.A.Or., 115 F.2d 160,162 Settled dwelling in a given place; fixed and permanent residence there. Place of abode; settled dwelling;… …   Black's law dictionary

  • habitancy — That fixed place of abode to which a person intends to return habitually when absent. Owens v. Huntling, C.C.A.Or., 115 F.2d 160,162 Settled dwelling in a given place; fixed and permanent residence there. Place of abode; settled dwelling;… …   Black's law dictionary

  • habitancy — n. act of living in a certain place, residence; total number of people living in an area, population …   English contemporary dictionary

  • habitancy — n. Inhabitancy, residence, legal settlement …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • habitancy — hab·it·ancy …   English syllables

  • habitancy — Residence or domicil; a residence at a place with the intent to make and regard it as a home. Lyman v Fiske, 34 Mass (17 Pick) 231. See domicil; residence …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • habitancy — ˈhabəd.ənsē noun ( es) 1. : the fact of residence : inhabitancy 2. : the whole number of inhabitants : population …   Useful english dictionary

  • abode — n 1. home, domicile, domicil, dwelling, dwelling place, dwelling home, residence, residency, habitation, habitancy, Scot, and North Eng. bigging, Scot. howff; lodging, lodgings, lodging place, lodgement or lodgment, nest, roost, perch; quarters,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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