Pre-emption entry
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
An entry of public lands for purchase under the pre-emption laws, giving the entryman a preferred right to acquire the land by virtue of his occupation and improvement of it.
Hartman v. Warren, 76 Fed. 161, 22 C. C. A. 30; McFadden v. Mountain View Min. Co.. (C. Ct) 87 Fed. 154 .