preoccupancy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: preoccupancy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for preoccupancy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
preoccupancy n the mental state of being preoccupied by something [syn: preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment] the act of taking occupancy before someone else does Synonym(s): preoccupancy, preoccupation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preoccupancy \Preoc"cupancy\, n. [See {Preoccupate}.] The act or right of taking possession before another; as, the preoccupancy* of wild land.