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Habitan [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Same as Habitant, 2.

Habitance [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Dwelling; abode; residence. [Not now used.]

Habitance [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Dwelling; abode; residence.

Habitancy [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Legal settlement or inhabitancy. [ See Inhabitancy .]

Habitant [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

An inhabitant; a dweller; a resident; one who has a permanent abode in a place.

Habitant [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. An inhabitant; a dweller.

2. An inhabitant or resident; -- a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Canada, especially in the Province of Quebec; -- usually in plural.