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单词 pre-emptory
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pre-emptoryadj.

Brit. /ˌpriːˈɛm(p)t(ə)ri/, /prɪˈɛm(p)t(ə)ri/, U.S. /priˈɛm(p)təri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre-emption n., -ory suffix2.
Etymology: < pre-empt- (in pre-emption n.) + -ory suffix2. Compare earlier pre-emptor n. and also pre-emptive adj.
Originally U.S.
Relating to or of the nature of pre-emption (in various senses); = pre-emptive adj.
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society > trade and finance > buying > [adjective] > relating to pre-emption
pre-emptive1795
pre-emptory1796
1796 N. Carolina Jrnl. 14 Mar. 4/3 I have a good Quit-Claim from old Adam Earthly, whose pre-emptory right has never been disputed, except in Philadelphia.
1888 G. E. Ellis Puritan Age & Rule in Colony Mass. Bay vii. 229 They were..to subdue and occupy a portion of waste wilderness, as individuals have ever since been doing—with recognized pre-emptory and exclusive right all over this continent.
1914 Modesto (Calif.) Evening News 11 Aug. 1/2 Holland is preparing a pre-emptory demand upon Germany to withdraw the German troops from the Dutch frontier.
1973 Sci. Amer. Sept. 169/2 Organized medicine came forward with a limited and preemptory plan of its own.
1998 Guardian (Nexis) 11 May 23 As Israel could not drive the guerrillas from their home villages, the villagers were driven from the guerrillas. Pre-emptory evacuation orders were issued.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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