Bible Dictionaries
Preempt

Webster's Dictionary

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Preempt'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/preempt.html. 1828.