preëmptioner
/pɹiːˈɛmp.ʃənˌəɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "…the modern preëmptioner looks with jealousy at the stranger, and imagines that the corners of sections, quarter sections, and forty acre tracts, exite his curiosity, or awaken the avarice of the speculating land hunter…"
- "“If a qualified preëmptioner enter upon a portion of the public domain, with the intention to preëmpt the same, and performs all the acts necessary to perfect his preëmptive right, except the payment of the purchase price, the government may, nevertheless, at any time before the price is actually paid, or tendered, devote the land to another purpose, and thereby wholly defeat the right of preëmption.” — California Reports, July, 1871, Vol. 41, pp. 658-9."
- "Green himself was reactionary, a preëmptioner who wanted strengthening of these laws alone."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /pɹiːˈɛmp.ʃənˌəɹ/
- British English: /pɹiːˈɛmp.ʃənˌə/