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Webster 1913 Edition
Habitant
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.