| Inhabitancy 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. Thesaurus Entries abiding, accommodation, area, bearings, bench mark, billet, cohabitation, commorancy, diggings, digs, district, domicile, dwelling, emplacement, habitancy, habitation, hole, home, house, inhabitancy, inhabitation, inhabiting, latitude and longitude, lieu, living, locale, locality, location, locus, lodging, nesting, occupancy, occupation, pinpoint, place, placement, point, position, quarters, region, residence, residency, residing, site, situation, situs, sojourning, spot, squatting, staying, staying over, stead, stopping, tenancy, whereabout, whereabouts |