foreclaim

verb, noun — 2 senses

foreclaim

verb

Etymology From fore- + claim.

1

To claim in advance; claim beforehand.

  • And then at last Callirhoe, the child Of Achelous, for her infant sons Shall beg those years“ from Jove on bended knee, To speed their vengeance for the victor's death. And, at her suit, Jove shall foreclaim that gift Of his stepdaughter,“ and her sons shall be Transformed to manhood from their infancy.'1998, A. D. Melville, Metamorphoses:

foreclaim

noun

Etymology From fore- + claim.

1

A claim made beforehand or in advance; a prior claim.

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