transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈem(p)-shən ]
noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin praeemption-, praeemptio previous purchase, from praeemere to buy before, from Latin prae- pre- + emere to buy — more at redeem
Date: 1602
1.
a. : the right of purchasing before others ; especially : one given by the government to the actual settler upon a tract of public land
b. : the purchase of something under this right
2. : a prior seizure or appropriation : a taking possession before others