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Webster 1913 Edition

Occupation

Ocˊcu-pa′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
occupatio
: cf. F.
occupation
.]
1.
The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use;
as, the
occupation
of lands by a tenant
.
Absence of
occupation
is not rest.
Cowper.
Occupation bridge
(Engin.)
,
a bridge connecting the parts of an estate separated by a railroad, a canal, or an ordinary road.
Syn. – Occupancy; possession; tenure; use; employment; avocation; engagement; vocation; calling; office; trade; profession.

Webster 1828 Edition

Occupation

OCCUPA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. occupatio.]
1.
The act of taking possession.
2.
Possession; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as lands in the occupation of AB.
3.
That which engages the time and attention; employment; business. He devotes to study all the time that his other occupations will permit.
4.
The principal business of one's life; vocation; calling; trade; the business which a man follows to procure a living or obtain wealth. Agriculture, manufactures and commerce furnish the most general occupations of life. Painting, statuary, music, are agreeable occupations. Men not engaged in some useful occupation commonly fall into vicious courses.

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