inhabitance
- noun
- /ɪnˈhæbɪtəns/
- The inhabitance of the old castle has been well documented by historians.
Examples
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The inhabitance of the forest was evident, as signs of wildlife were everywhere.
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Silko's attention to the liveliness of matter (here, the grinding stones) reasserts the long inhabitance of the land.
Academic text (2017) -
Residents of the town have shared their memories of the inhabitance of their ancestors.
Synonyms
Living in a place for a period, often for legal reasons
Living at an address that is your official home for legal matters
Living in or using a building
The act of living in a place as a home
Moving into and using a building without the owner's permission
Living in a place as a permanent home
The state of living permanently in a place
Staying in a place for a period of time
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Etymology
Inhabitance comes from the prefix in- meaning 'in' and the root habitare meaning 'to live'. It is like the words inhabit and habitat, so inhabitance means the state or act of living in a particular place.