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.
© Webster 1913.