occupation
Abbr. occ.
1.
2. a. The act or process of holding or possessing a place. b. The state of being held or possessed.
3. a. Invasion, conquest, and control of a nation or territory by foreign armed forces. b. The military government exercising control over an occupied nation or territory.
[Middle English occupacioun, from Old French occupacion, from Latin occupātiō, occupātiōn-, from occupātus past participle of occupāre, to occupy. See