Found 2 items, similar to preoccupancy.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: preoccupancy preoccupancy n 1: the mental state of being preoccupied by something [syn: preoccupation, absorption, engrossment] 2: the act of taking occupancy before someone else does [syn: preoccupation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Preoccupancy 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]