preoccupancy
Pre*oc"cu*pan*cy, n. Etym: [See Preoccupate.] Defn: The act or right of taking possession before another; as, the preoccupancy of wild land.
Pre*oc"cu*pan*cy, n. Etym: [See Preoccupate.] Defn: The act or right of taking possession before another; as, the preoccupancy of wild land.