Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inhabitance \In*hab"it*ance\, Inhabitancy \In*hab"it*an*cy\, n.
   1. The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited;
      the condition of an inhabitant; residence; occupancy.

            Ruins yet resting in the wild moors testify a former
            inhabitance.                          --Carew.

   2. (Law) 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.