habitation

Meaning

Noun

• The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
• A place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house.
• A group, lodge, or company, as of the Primrose League.
• A farm.

Origin

• From Middle English habitacioun, from Old French habitacion, abitacion, from Latin habitātiōnem, accusative of Latin habitātiō.