habitant

 

noun

  • 1 /ˈhabɪt(ə)nt/ archaic an inhabitant.
  • 2 /abiːˈtɒ̃/ [often as modifier] an early French settler in Canada (especially Quebec) or Louisiana: the habitant farmhouses of old Quebec

Origin:

late Middle English (in habitant (sense 1)): from Old French, from habiter, from Latin habitare 'inhabit'