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Definition of Prior

1. Adjective. Earlier in time.

2. Noun. The head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot.

Definition of Prior

1. a. 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.

2. n. The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in dignity.

3. a. First, precedent, or superior in the order of cognition, reason or generality, origin, development, rank, etc.

Definition of Prior

1. Adjective. Of that which comes before, in advance. ¹

2. Adjective. former, previous ¹

3. Adverb. (colloquial) Previously. ¹

4. Noun. A high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot. ¹

5. Noun. (legal) A previous criminal offense on someone's record. ¹

6. Noun. (statistics) In Bayesian inference, a prior probability distribution. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Prior

1. an officer in a monastery [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prior

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