foreclaim
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A claim made beforehand or in advance; a prior claim.
Example Sentences
- "And then at last Callirhoe, the child Of Achelous, for her infant sons Shall beg those years“ from Jove on bended knee, To speed their vengeance for the victor's death. And, at her suit, Jove shall foreclaim that gift Of his stepdaughter,“ and her sons shall be Transformed to manhood from their infancy.'"
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Inflected Forms
foreclaims (present, singular)
foreclaiming (participle, present)
foreclaimed (participle, past)
foreclaimed (past)
foreclaims (plural)