Words Like PRIOR
We have put together a list of words that are similar to PRIOR.
6 Alternative Words Similar to prior
1 examples of prior
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a prior discovery; prior obligation; -- used elliptically in cases like the following: he lived alone [in the time] prior to his marriage.
10 definitions of prior
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Preceding in the order of time; former; antecedent; anterior; previous
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First, precedent, or superior in the order of cognition, reason or generality, origin, development, rank, etc.
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The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in dignity.
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a chief magistrate, as in the republic of Florence in the middle ages.
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a prior conviction; -- said of an accused criminal.
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the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
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Preceding in time or order: "[They] insist that foreign vessels seeking access obtain prior approval” ( Seymour M. Hersh).
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Preceding in importance or value: a prior consideration.
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A monastic officer in charge of a priory or ranking next below the abbot of an abbey.