Definition/Meaning of preëmptory
- English - Adjective: preëmptory ( comparative more preëmptory , superlative most preëmptory ) Serving to preëmpt. Of , or pertaining unto , a preëmptor.
- English - Alternative forms: pre-emptory preemptory
- English - Etymology: Preëmpt + -ory (adjectival suffix)
- English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /pɹiËËÉmpt.ÉËɹi/
- English - Quotations: 1863 , Donald Grant Mitchell , My Farm of Edgewood: A Country Book , p105 But with this , and all other aids â among which I may name the loose preëmptory reflections and suggestions of certain adjoining farmers â I was by no means proud of the appearance of the little herd of twelve or fourteen cows with which operations were to commence . 1926 , S . S . McClure Co ., McClureâs Magazine…