foreclaim

Etymology

From fore- + claim.

foreclaim means A claim made beforehand or in advance; a prior claim. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.

noun

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

verb

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.'”