What does præ-emption mean?

præ-emption

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

"By the Benefit of which Præ-emption alone, (nevertheleſs ’tis hoped) that about Twenty thouſand pound Sterling per Year or more, may be eaſily raiſed as a Fund or Stock […]"

præ-emptions (plural)

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