Ŏc'cu-pā'tion, n.

n. [Lat. occupatio, Fr. occupation, Sp. ocupacion, Pr. occupacio, It. occupazione.]

1. The act of occupying or taking possession.
2. The state of being occupied; possession; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, lands in the occupation of a tenant.
3. That which occupies or engages the time and attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation; employment; calling; trade.

Occupation bridge (Engin.), a bridge carried over or under a line of railway, and connecting the parts of an estate separated by the line. Simmonds. Syn.—Occupancy; possession; tenure; use; employment; avocation; engagement; vocation; calling; office; trade; profession.