non-habencerare—1.|nɒnˈheɪbəns| [f. non- 1 + *habence, ad. L. habēntia, f.habēnt-, pres.ppl. stem of habēre to have.] The condition of not having a thing. 1865J. Grote Moral Ideals (1876) 27 The degrees of withoutness are (1) simple non-habence [etc.].