Habitation

n.	1.	The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
	2.	Place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house. The Lord . . . blesseth the habitation of the just. - Prov. iii. 33.

Noun	1.	habitation - the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
	2.	habitation - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" Synonyms: dwelling, dwelling house, home, abode, domicile
	3.	habitation - the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men); "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony" Synonyms: inhabitancy, inhabitation

HABITATION, civil law. It was the right of a person to live in the house of another without prejudice to the property.
     2. It differed from a usufruct in this, that the usufructuary might have applied the house to any purpose, as, a store or manufactory; whereas the party having the right of habitation. could only use it for the residence of himself and family. 1 Bro. Civ. Law, 184 Domat. l. 1, t. 11, s. 2, n. 7.

HABITATION, estates. A dwelling-house, a home-stall. 2 Bl. Com. 4; 4 Bl. Com. 220. Vide House.

abiding place, address, apartment, cantonment, colonization, commorancy, crash pad, crib, digs, domiciliation, domus, dwelling place, fireside, flat, haunt, haven, hearth, hearthstone, home, homestead, house, housing, inhabitancy, inhabitation, lodging, lodging place, lodgment, nest, nook, occupancy, occupation, pad, peopling, place, place to live, quarters, residence, residency, roof, rooftree, roost, seat, settlement, sojourning, tenement