In*hab`i*ta"tion (?), n. [L.
inhabitatio a dwelling.]
1. The act of inhabiting, or the state of
being inhabited; indwelling.
The inhabitation of the Holy
Ghost.
Bp. Pearson.
2. Abode; place of dwelling; residence.
[Obs.] Milton.
3. Population; inhabitants. [Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.
The beginning of nations and of the world's
inhabitation.
Sir W. Raleigh.