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Inhabitant, n. Also: inhabetant. [Late ME. and e.m.E. inhabita(u)nt (1462), OF. inhabitant. Cf. Inhabitans,n.pl.]
1. An inhabitant, a resident.Most freq. in the plur., esp. as a collective name for the residents of a burgh, landed estate, district, or country.(a) pl. 1447 (1450) Reg. Great S. 71/1.
Inhabitantis of the said schyrefdome 1477 Edinb. Chart. 140.
Chargeing … the communitie and inhabitantis of our saide burghe 1518 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 177.
All maner of persouns inhabitants of this burgh 1533 Boece i. ii. 35 b.
Exploratouris … happynnyt amang the inhabitantis Ib. iv. xii. 144 b.
Inhabitantis on nychtis herd vocis 1575 Conv. Burghs I. 44.
According to the habilitie of the inhabitantis of the said tovne of Austruther 1588 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 23.
Large nummer of inhabitantis within the sammyn [burgh] can not sustene this grite crewaltie 1605 Reg. Privy C. VII. 88.
The barbarous … form of living of the present inhabitants of the Lewis 1644 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 12.
The inhabitants of the toun both free and vnfree(b) sing. 1460 Lindores A. 159.
John Andyrson, inhabitant of Kynhard 1598 St. A. Baxter Bks. 54.
Nather burges of gild, craftisman, nor any Vther inhabitant of this burght 1644 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 15.
That euerie inhabitant being ane fencible persone … keip the … watch 1665 Peebles B. Rec. I. 398.
That no inhabitant resett … any strangers 1683 Elgin Rec. I. 332.
Libertie to the saids hyrers to hyre there horses … to anie inhabitant
2. Without of: Those inhabiting. Cf. Inhabitant ppl. a. 1484 Acta Aud. *137/1.
The procuratoris of the inhabitantis the parsonage of Buthrogill 1488 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I. 320.
The tennentis and inhabitantis the saidis landis sal cume to the said bischoppis cowrte 1508 Reg. Privy S. 268/1.
That thai … charge the tenentis and inhabitantis the landis, rentis [etc.]
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