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vacant
late 13c., from O.Fr.
vacant
, from L.
vacantem
(nom.
vacans
), prp. of
vacare
"to be empty" (see
vain
).
Vacancy
"state of being vacant" first recorded c.1600, from L.L.
vacantia
, from
vacans
. Meaning "available room at a hotel" is recorded from 1953.
