[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

vacant \va"cant\, a. f., fr. l. vacans, -antis, p. pr. of
   vacare to be empty, to be free or unoccupied, to have
   leisure, also vocare; akin to vacuus empty, and probably to
   e. void. cf. evacuate, void, a.
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   1. deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a vacant
      room.
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            stuffs out his vacant garments with his form.
                                                  --shak.
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            being of those virtues vacant.        --shak.
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            there is no fireside, howsoe'er defended,
            but has one vacant chair.             --longfellow.
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   2. unengaged with business or care; unemployed; unoccupied;
      disengaged; free; as, vacant hours.
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            religion is the interest of all; but philosophy of
            those . . . at leisure, and vacant from the affairs
            of the world.                         --dr. h. more.
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            there was not a minute of the day which he left
            vacant.                               --bp. fell.
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   3. not filled or occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or
      officer; unoccupied; as, a vacant throne; a vacant house;
      a vacant apartment; a vacant parish.
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            special dignities which vacant lie
            for thy best use and wearing.         --shak.
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   4. empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with study or
      reflection; as, a vacant mind.
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            the duke had a pleasant and vacant face. --sir h.
                                                  wotton.
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            when on my couch i lie
            in vacant or in pensive mood.         --wordsworth.
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   5. law abandoned; having no heir, possessor, claimant, or
      occupier; as, a vacant estate. --bouvier.
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   vacant succession law, one that is claimed by no person,
      or where all the heirs are unknown, or where all the known
      heirs to it have renounced it. --burrill.
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   syn: empty; void; devoid; free; unemployed; disengaged;
        unincumbered; uncrowded; idle.

   usage: vacant, empty. a thing is empty when there is
          nothing in it; as, an empty room, or an empty noddle.
          vacant adds the idea of having been previously filled,
          or intended to be filled or occupied; as, a vacant
          seat at table; a vacant office; vacant hours. when we
          speak of a vacant look or a vacant mind, we imply the
          absence of the intelligence naturally to be expected
          there.
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see also:
evacuate void vacant succession vacant empty 

[2] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

vacant succession. an inheritance for which the heirs are unknown. 

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