"preoccupancy" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From pre- + occupancy. See preoccupate.",
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          "text": "the preoccupancy of wild land"
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        "The act or right of taking possession before another."
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  "word": "preoccupancy"
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  "etymology_text": "From pre- + occupancy. See preoccupate.",
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