prior

(prī'ər)
adj.

1. Preceding in time or order: "[They] insist that foreign vessels seeking access obtain prior approval" (Seymour M. Hersh).
2. Preceding in importance or value: a prior consideration.

[Latin. See prior².]

priorly pri'or·ly adv.

pri·or² (prī'ər)
n.

1. A monastic officer in charge of a priory or ranking next below the abbot of an abbey.
2. One of the ruling magistrates of the medieval Italian republic of Florence.

[Middle English priour, from Old English and Old French prior, both from Medieval Latin, from Latin, superior.]

priorate pri'or·ate (-ĭt) or pri'or·ship' (-shĭp') n.

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adjective

1. Going before: advance, antecedent, anterior, earlier, precedent, preceding, previous. See precede/follow.
2. Just gone by or elapsed: antecedent, anterior, earlier, foregoing, former, past, precedent, preceding, previous. See time.

adj

Definition: earlier
Antonyms: after, later, subsequent

IN BRIEF: Coming before or earlier. Also: The head of a monastery.

I had prior experience playing soccer before I joined my current team.

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noun
noun, US

A prior conviction; usu. in pl. Cf. previous noun. (1886 —) .
J. Wambaugh Burglary...rarely drew a state prison term, unless you had a lot of priors (1978).

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For a list of words related to prior, see:

• Titles of Rank - prior: officer ranking below abbot in monastery
• Relative Time - prior: (adj) before, preceding, previous to
• Individuals and Titles - prior: superior ranking next to abbot in monastery

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - tidligere, som går forud
n. - en tidligere dom for en kriminel handling

2.
n. - prior

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorafgaand, vorig, hoofd van mannenklooster, oudste

Français (French)
1.
adj. - préalable, prioritaire
n. - (Jur) accusation antérieure

2.
n. - (Relig) prieur

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - früher, vordringlich
n. - vordringliche Kriminalverurteilung

2.
n. - Prior

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) ηγούμενος (μονής), (πληθ.) (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) προηγούμενες συλλήψεις ή καταδίκες
adj. - πρότερος, προηγούμενος, προγενέστερος

Italiano (Italian)
priore, anteriore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - prior (m) (Ecles.)
adj. - prévio

Русский (Russian)
первичный, предварительный, настоятель

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - previo, anterior
n. - encarcelamiento previo

2.
n. - prior

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - prior
adj. - tidigare, föregående, förhands-, äldre

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 在先的, 在前的, 优先的, 更重要的, 居先的

2. 小修道院院长, 大修道院副院长

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 小修道院院長, 大修道院副院長

2.
adj. - 在先的, 在前的, 優先的, 更重要的, 居先的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 앞(서)의, 전의
n. - 원죄

2.
n. - 수도원 부원장

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 前の, 先の, より重要な, 優先する
n. - 小修道院長, 大修道院次長

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رئيس دير للرهبان, سابق, قبل (صفه) أولي, مسبق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קודם בזמן, בסדר או בחשיבות, קודם, לפני‬
n. - ‮הרשעה קודמת‬
n. - ‮ראש מנזר, ראש מסדר דתי‬

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