preempt
verb (used with object)
to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy.
preemptor
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a word derived from
preempt.
Example Sentences
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The municipal preemptor, like the agricultural preemptor, is required to take his land in conformity with "the legal subdivisions of the public lands."
From Minnesota and Dacotah by C. C. (Christopher Columbus) Andrews
I say second choice, because the preemptor has had the first choice long ago, and it may be before the land was surveyed.
From Minnesota and Dacotah by C. C. (Christopher Columbus) Andrews
The preemptor has to pay about five dollars in the way of fees before he gets through the entire process of securing a title.
From Minnesota and Dacotah by C. C. (Christopher Columbus) Andrews
The preemptor of either case may take fractional sections if he will, but he is in every case to run his extreme lines with the lines of the surveyed subdivisions.
From Minnesota and Dacotah by C. C. (Christopher Columbus) Andrews
Now, the rights of an agricultural preemptor we understand.
From Minnesota and Dacotah by C. C. (Christopher Columbus) Andrews
