Bible Dictionaries
Inhabitancy

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; the condition of an inhabitant; residence; occupancy.

(2):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Inhabitancy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/inhabitancy.html. 1828.