habitation

Etymology

From Middle English habitacioun, from Old French habitacion, abitacion (“act of dwelling”), from Latin habitātiōnem, accusative of Latin habitātiō.

noun

1. (uncountable) The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
   Now, however, the windows in the houses began one by one to be lit up, giving a greater sense of habitation and humanity. 1907, G. K. Chesterton, chapter 12, in The Man Who Was Thursday
2. (countable) A place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house.
   And this is Shanty Town, my friend. ¶ Even here the children laugh in the narrow lanes that run between these tragic habitations. 1948, Alan Paton, chapter 10, in Cry, the Beloved Country, New York: Scribner, published 1987
3. A group, lodge, or company, as of the Primrose League.
4. (Louisiana French) A farm.