Inhabitance /(?)/

In·hab·it·ance

Inhabitance

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.
  2. 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. (Law)