Prior : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Prior	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prior adj earlier in time Synonym(s): anterior, prior(a) n the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prior \Pri"or\, a. First, precedent, or superior in the order of cognition, reason or generality, origin, development, rank, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prior \Pri"or\, n. [OE. priour, OF. priour, prior, priur, F. prieur, from L. prior former, superior. See {Prior}, a.] (Eccl.) The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in dignity. {Conventical}, [or] {Conventual}, {prior}, a prior who is at the head of his own house. See the Note under {Priory}. {Claustral prior}, an official next in rank to the abbot in a monastery; prior of the cloisters.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prior \Pri"or\, a. [L. prior former, previous, better, superior; compar. corresponding to primus first, and pro for. See {Former}, and cf. {Prime}, a., and {Pre-}, {Pro-}.] Preceding in the order of time; former; antecedent; anterior; previous; as, a prior discovery; prior obligation; -- used elliptically in cases like the following: he lived alone [in the time] prior to his marriage.