Word
Preemption
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
pre-emp-tion
Definition
- n. - The act or right of purchasing before others.
- n. - The privilege or prerogative formerly enjoyed by the
king of buying provisions for his household in preference to others.
- n. - The right of an actual settler upon public lands
(particularly those of the United States) to purchase a certain portion
at a fixed price in preference to all other applicants.
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