Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Habitan /(ȧ`bē̇`täN")/ · Ha·bi·tan · IPA 01 n. Same as Habitant, 2. 1. Same as Habitant, 2. See: Habitant “General Arnold met an emissary . . . sent . . . to ascertain the feelings of the habitans or French yeomanry.” — W. Irving.