Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Habitation \Hab`i*ta"tion\, n. [F. habitation, L. habi(?)atio.]
   1. The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or
      of being inhabited; occupancy. --Denham.

   2. Place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house.

            The Lord . . . blesseth the habitation of the just.
                                                  --Prov. iii.
                                                  33.

Source : WordNet®

habitation
     n 1: the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
     2: housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest
        dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide
        homes for the homeless" [syn: {dwelling}, {home}, {domicile},
         {abode}, {dwelling house}]
     3: the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place
        (said of both animals and men); "he studied the creation
        and inhabitation and demise of the colony" [syn: {inhabitancy},
         {inhabitation}]