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Definitions for Prior

[1] preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous: A prior agreement prevents me from accepting this.
[2] preceding in importance or privilege.
[3] Informal . a prior conviction.
[4] prior to , preceding; before: Prior to that time, buffalo had roamed the Great Plains in tremendous numbers.
[5] an officer in a monastic order or religious house, sometimes next in rank below an abbot.
[6] a chief magistrate, as in the medieval republic of Florence.
[7] Matthew, 1664–1721, English poet.
[8] (prenominal) previous; preceding
[9] prior to before; until
[10] statistics a prior probability
[11] the superior of a house and community in certain religious orders
[12] the deputy head of a monastery or abbey, ranking immediately below the abbot
[13] (formerly) a chief magistrate in medieval Florence and other Italian republics
[14] Matthew. 1664–1721, English poet and diplomat, noted for his epigrammatic occasional verse

Words related to Prior

preceding, previous, anterior, antecedent, former, past, forward, precedent, ahead, before, foregoing, aforementioned, preexistent, preexisting

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Origin of Prior

2before 1100; Middle English, late Old English < Medieval Latin, Late Latin: one superior in rank; noun use of prior prior1

Other words from Prior

pri·or·ly , adverb
pri·or·ship , noun
sub·pri·or·ship , noun

Word origin for Prior

C11: from Late Latin: head, from Latin (adj): previous, from Old Latin pri before

Synonyms for Prior

above-mentioned, preceding, previous, antecedent, anterior, former, forward, past, precedent, aforementioned, ahead, before, foregoing, preexistent, preexisting