先せん占せん権けん者しゃ

せ

ん

せ

ん

け

ん

しゃ

Meanings

1

noun

occupant of unclaimed territory

rare term

Rare legal term for a person who occupies previously unclaimed land, often in the context of territorial claims or property law.

先せん占せん権けん者しゃは、無む主しゅ地ちを最さい初しょに

占せん

有ゆう

し

た

者もの

を

指さ

す

法ほう

律りつ

用よう

語ご

で

ある

。

先占権者 is a legal term that refers to the person who first occupies unclaimed land.

Kanji

先before, ahead, previous
占fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
権authority, power, rights
者someone, person

Etymology

Compound of 先占 (せんせん, 'prior occupation') + 権 (けん, 'right') + 者 (しゃ, 'person'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term appears in legal contexts.