The act or right of taking possession before another.

The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment. / The act of occupying something before someone else.

plural of preoccupation

(obsolete) To influence, to occupy (the mind) in advance; to be preoccupied with. / (obsolete) To meet in advance; to forestall, pre-empt.

plural of preoccupancy

present participle of preoccupate

simple past tense and past participle of preoccupate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preoccupate

plural of preoccupant

A prior occupant.