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Preempt [Verb transitive and intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as under the laws of the United States; to take by preemption.

Preempted [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Preempting [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Preemption [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act or right of purchasing before others.

2. The privilege or prerogative formerly enjoyed by the king of buying provisions for his household in preference to others.

3. 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.

Preemptioner [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One who holds a prior to purchase certain public land.

Preemptive [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Of or pertaining to preemption; having power to preempt; preempting.

Preemptory [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Pertaining to preemption.