'Preoccupancy' definitions:
Definition of 'preoccupancy'
From: WordNet
noun
The mental state of being preoccupied by something [syn: preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment]
noun
The act of taking occupancy before someone else does [syn: preoccupancy, preoccupation]
Definition of 'Preoccupancy'
From: GCIDE
- Preoccupancy \Pre*oc"cu*pan*cy\, n. [See Preoccupate.] The act or right of taking possession before another; as, the preoccupancy of wild land. [1913 Webster]