Oc`cu*pa"tion (?), n.
[L. occupatio: cf.F. occupation.]
1. The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the
occupation of lands
by a tenant.
2. That which occupies or engages the time and attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation; employment; calling; trade.
Absence of occupation is not rest.
Cowper. Occupation bridge (Engin.), a
bridge connecting the parts of an estate
separated by a railroad, a canal, or an ordinary road.
Syn. -- Occupancy; possession;
tenure; use; employment; avocation;
engagement; vocation;
calling; office; trade; profession.
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