Habitant (hăb&ibreve_;t&aitalic_;nt), n. [F. habitant. See Habit, v. t.][1913 Webster]
1. An inhabitant; a dweller. Milton. Pope.[1913 Webster]
2. [F. pron. &adot_;b&euptack_;täN] 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 the plural.[1913 Webster]
The habitants or cultivators of the soil.