inhabitantadj.n.

/ɪnˈhabɪtənt/

Forms: Also Middle English en-, 1500s -ante, -aunt; n. plural Middle English–1600s -ans, 1500s -ance.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Old French inhabitant, < Latin inhabitānt-em , present participle of inhabitāre to inhabit v.

A. adj.

Inhabiting, dwelling, resident. archaic or Obsolete, except in inhabitant householder, occupier, etc. (where perhaps rather an attributive use of the noun).

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > [adjective]

residentc1384

indwelling14..

lentc1400

resiant1433

mansionary1447

inhabitant1526

commorantc1534

demurrant1544

ledger1577

couchant1602

inhabitinga1617

residentiary1640

residenting1650

habitant1856

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Qvi^v Wherin he myght be inhabitaunt and dwell for euer more.

1531–2 Act 23 Hen. VIII c. 9 §1 Where suche men..ben inhabitant and dwelling.

1568 V. Skinner tr. R. González de Montes Discouery Inquisition of Spayne f. 1^v Specially if he be there inhabitante.

1724 London Gaz. No. 6324/4 John Wicksteed..(formerly..Inhabitant on Horse-lie-down).

1824 T. B. Macaulay St. Dennis & St. George Misc. Writ. (Rtldg.) 47 The rates were levied by select vestries of the inhabitant householders.

1897 Bill for Women's Franchise (Ho. Comm. 3 Feb.) Every woman who is the inhabitant occupier as owner or tenant of any dwelling-house, tenement, or building within the borough or county where such occupation exists.

B. n.

a. One who inhabits; a human being or animal dwelling in a place; a permanent resident. Const. of (†in). (In early use only in plural, the singular rarely occurring until late in 16th cent.In 15–16th centuries the plural was often, as in French, inhabitans, which being also spelt inhabita(u)nce, was confounded in form with inhabitance n. above.)

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > [noun]

maneOE

wonnera1340

dwellera1382

livera1382

indweller1382

resiant1405

inhabitor1413

inhabitera1425

tenanta1425

abider1440

citizenc1450

inhabitant1462

resident1463

denizen1474

inhabitator?a1475

mansionarya1475

habitant1490

incolera1513

occupier?1542

land-occupier1576

residentiary1581

burgessa1586

incolant1596

consistorian1599

ledger1600

resider1632

residenter1644

habitator1646

endwellera1649

incolary1652

incolist1657

insetter1712

houser1871

1378 Act 2 Rich. II c. 1 Les enhabitantz et en franchises en ycelles.]

1462 King Edward IV in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. I. 129 All the howsholdars and inhabitaunts within yowre Warde.

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. viii. 20 Nethre gold ne siluer nor precyous stones make not the enhabytans to lyue in peas.

a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 49 Ruyn & dekey..the wych chefely I attrybute to the lake of inhabytans.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Inhabitauntes of a litle walled towne, castel[lan]i.

1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Comm. Notable Thinges in tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China 345 They did baptise certaine of the inhabitance.

1593 Tell-Trothes New-yeares Gift (1876) 42 Holes..vsed.. by the inhabitantes of that citie.

1593 Tell-Trothes New-yeares Gift (1876) 42 This citie..hath so dispersed her inhabitaunce into the other partes of the cuntrey.

1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 408 If we consider both the house and the inhabitant, wee shall see that [etc.].

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 217 Frequented with Leopards, Bores, Iaccalls, and such like sauage inhabitants.

1784 R. Bage Barham Downs II. 161 I have been an inhabitant with your Lordship.

1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest IV. xvii. 11 He had won the land by force..without the good will of a single English-born inhabitant of England.

figurative.1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. iv. ii. 12 Such was the outside of Sophia; nor was this beautiful Frame disgraced by an Inhabitant unworthy of it.

b. U.S. (See quots.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > specific state

native son1633

inhabitant1789

1789 Constit. U.S. i. §2 No person shall be a representative who shall not..be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen.

1834 Congressional Election Cases 411 An inhabitant of a state within the meaning of the Constitution, is one who is bona fide a member of the State, subject to all the requisitions of its laws, and entitled to all the privileges which they confer.

1883 E. Channing Town & County Govt. Eng. Col. N. Amer. (1884) 12 To this [parish] meeting all those who had benefit of the things there transacted might come; that is to say, all householders, and all who manured land within the parish. Such were technically termed inhabitants, even though they dwelt in another town.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	inhabitant
释义	inhabitantadj.n. /ɪnˈhabɪtənt/ Forms: Also Middle English en-, 1500s -ante, -aunt; n. plural Middle English–1600s -ans, 1500s -ance. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Old French inhabitant, < Latin inhabitānt-em , present participle of inhabitāre to inhabit v. A. adj. Inhabiting, dwelling, resident. archaic or Obsolete, except in inhabitant householder, occupier, etc. (where perhaps rather an attributive use of the noun). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > [adjective] residentc1384 indwelling14.. lentc1400 resiant1433 mansionary1447 inhabitant1526 commorantc1534 demurrant1544 ledger1577 couchant1602 inhabitinga1617 residentiary1640 residenting1650 habitant1856 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Qvi^v Wherin he myght be inhabitaunt and dwell for euer more. 1531–2 Act 23 Hen. VIII c. 9 §1 Where suche men..ben inhabitant and dwelling. 1568 V. Skinner tr. R. González de Montes Discouery Inquisition of Spayne f. 1^v Specially if he be there inhabitante. 1724 London Gaz. No. 6324/4 John Wicksteed..(formerly..Inhabitant on Horse-lie-down). 1824 T. B. Macaulay St. Dennis & St. George Misc. Writ. (Rtldg.) 47 The rates were levied by select vestries of the inhabitant householders. 1897 Bill for Women's Franchise (Ho. Comm. 3 Feb.) Every woman who is the inhabitant occupier as owner or tenant of any dwelling-house, tenement, or building within the borough or county where such occupation exists. B. n. a. One who inhabits; a human being or animal dwelling in a place; a permanent resident. Const. of (†in). (In early use only in plural, the singular rarely occurring until late in 16th cent.In 15–16th centuries the plural was often, as in French, inhabitans, which being also spelt inhabita(u)nce, was confounded in form with inhabitance n. above.) ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > [noun] maneOE wonnera1340 dwellera1382 livera1382 indweller1382 resiant1405 inhabitor1413 inhabitera1425 tenanta1425 abider1440 citizenc1450 inhabitant1462 resident1463 denizen1474 inhabitator?a1475 mansionarya1475 habitant1490 incolera1513 occupier?1542 land-occupier1576 residentiary1581 burgessa1586 incolant1596 consistorian1599 ledger1600 resider1632 residenter1644 habitator1646 endwellera1649 incolary1652 incolist1657 insetter1712 houser1871 1378 Act 2 Rich. II c. 1 Les enhabitantz et en franchises en ycelles.] 1462 King Edward IV in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. I. 129 All the howsholdars and inhabitaunts within yowre Warde. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. viii. 20 Nethre gold ne siluer nor precyous stones make not the enhabytans to lyue in peas. a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 49 Ruyn & dekey..the wych chefely I attrybute to the lake of inhabytans. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Inhabitauntes of a litle walled towne, castel[lan]i. 1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Comm. Notable Thinges in tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China 345 They did baptise certaine of the inhabitance. 1593 Tell-Trothes New-yeares Gift (1876) 42 Holes..vsed.. by the inhabitantes of that citie. 1593 Tell-Trothes New-yeares Gift (1876) 42 This citie..hath so dispersed her inhabitaunce into the other partes of the cuntrey. 1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 408 If we consider both the house and the inhabitant, wee shall see that [etc.]. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 217 Frequented with Leopards, Bores, Iaccalls, and such like sauage inhabitants. 1784 R. Bage Barham Downs II. 161 I have been an inhabitant with your Lordship. 1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest IV. xvii. 11 He had won the land by force..without the good will of a single English-born inhabitant of England. figurative.1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. iv. ii. 12 Such was the outside of Sophia; nor was this beautiful Frame disgraced by an Inhabitant unworthy of it. View more context for this quotation b. U.S. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > specific state native son1633 inhabitant1789 1789 Constit. U.S. i. §2 No person shall be a representative who shall not..be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen. 1834 Congressional Election Cases 411 An inhabitant of a state within the meaning of the Constitution, is one who is bona fide a member of the State, subject to all the requisitions of its laws, and entitled to all the privileges which they confer. 1883 E. Channing Town & County Govt. Eng. Col. N. Amer. (1884) 12 To this [parish] meeting all those who had benefit of the things there transacted might come; that is to say, all householders, and all who manured land within the parish. Such were technically termed inhabitants, even though they dwelt in another town. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1462
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