pre-emptory
/ˌpriːˈɛm(p)t(ə)ri/ /prɪˈɛm(p)t(ə)ri/originally US
adjective
Relating to or of the nature of pre-emption.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in North Carolina Journal. From pre-empt- + -ory.
- first-person shooter
- first pointed
- First Point of Aries
- first polar
- first position
- first post
- first principles
- first prize
- first-rate
- first-rateness
- first-rater
- first reading
- first refusal
- First Republic
- first responder
- first resurrection
- first-round
- first run
- first school
- first secretary
- first sergeant
- firstship
- first shot
- first sight
- first-spear