foreclaim

present singular third person foreclaims · participle present foreclaiming · participle past foreclaimed · past foreclaimed

1. transitiveTo claim in advance; claim beforehand.

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   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.'

   1998, A. D. Melville, Metamorphoses

plural foreclaims

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