Foreowned

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Owned beforehand; previously owned. not-comparable, rare

    "[...] and the New York corporation proceeded to manufacture paper cups and dispensers and carried on a general paper drinking cup business under the protection of the patents and applications for patents thereto foreowned and held by the Maine corporation and transferred to it in exchange for shares of its capital stock."

Example

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"[...] and the New York corporation proceeded to manufacture paper cups and dispensers and carried on a general paper drinking cup business under the protection of the patents and applications for patents thereto foreowned and held by the Maine corporation and transferred to it in exchange for shares of its capital stock."

Etymology

From fore- + owned.

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