occupancy

noun5

1. •
   The act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant.
2. •
   A mode of acquiring title to a thing which belongs to nobody, by taking possession of it with an intent of acquiring such title.

   • The federal government's occupancy of immigration law precludes state action.
3. •
   The period of time during which someone rents or otherwise occupies certain land or premises.

   • They had a five-year occupancy on the house.
4. •
   The specific use to which something occupied is put.

   • This building is for residential occupancy.
5. •
   The expected frequency of a state.