Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Habitant

Hab′it-ant

(hăb′ĭt-ant)
,
Noun.
[F.
habitant
. See
Habit
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
An inhabitant; a dweller.
Milton.
Pope.
2.
[F. pron.
ȧˊbē̍ˊtäN′
]
An inhabitant or resident; – a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Canada, especially in the Province of Quebec; – usually in the plural.
The
habitants
or cultivators of the soil.
Parkman.

Webster 1828 Edition

Habitant

HAB'ITANT

,
Noun.
[L. habitans.] An inhabitant; a dweller; a resident; one who has a permanent abode in a place.

Similar Results