"habitant"

Definition:

• An inhabitant; a dweller.
• An inhabitant or resident; -- a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Canada, especially in the Province of Quebec; -- usually in plural.

Web Definitions for habitant

• inhabitant: a person who inhabits a particular place
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• The term habitant refers to a farmer of New France, the French colony along the St. Lawrence River that is now part of Quebec, Canada. Initially, habitants were free proprietors, recruited from among the less advantaged classes, who worked as farmers and labourers in the colony. ...
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