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habitancy

[ hab-i-tn-see ]

noun

, plural hab·i·tan·cies.
  1. the act or fact of inhabiting; inhabitancy.
  2. the total number of inhabitants; population.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of habitancy1

First recorded in 1785–95; habit(ant) 1 + -ancy
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Example Sentences

He provided for the cure of the wounded, the habitancy of the houseless, the provision of the destitute.

The cotton counties, which are the counties of densest coloured habitancy, exemplify this fact with great clearness.

The Creator has not altogether effaced his own image in any region of human habitancy.

It was full of light, and had the look of habitancy about it; but I saw no folk.

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