Habitant
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A resident; an inhabitant (q. V.). A native of Canada of French descent, particularly of the peasant or farming class; a tenant who kept hearth and home on the seigniory.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Fr.
In French and Canadian law. A resident tenant; a settler; a tenant who kept hearth and home on the seigniory.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
/n In French and Canadian law. A resident tenant; a settler.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Fr. In French and Ca nadian law. <A resident tenant; a settler; a tenant who kept hearth and home on the seigniory.