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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Prior \Pri"or\, n.
     a prior conviction; -- said of an accused criminal.
     [informal]
     [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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-.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. First, precedent, or superior in the order of cognition,
        reason or generality, origin, development, rank, etc.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Prior \Pri"or\, n. [OE. priour, OF. priour, prior, priur, F.
     prieur, from L. prior former, superior. See Prior, a.]
     1. (Eccl.) The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot
        in dignity.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. a chief magistrate, as in the republic of Florence in the
        middle ages. --[RHUD]
        [PJC]
  
     Conventical prior, 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.
        [1913 Webster]

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\, 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.

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  prior
       adj : earlier in time [syn: anterior, prior(a)]
       n : the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next
           below the abbot

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  prior
     Αγγλικά a.
     πρότερος, πρωτύτερος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  prior
     Catalan n.
     (l en prior) (gloss: a high-ranking member of a monastery)
     Latin a.
     1 former, #English, previous (gloss: preceding in time)
     2 the first, the original
     3 in front
     4 (lb la figuratively) better, superior
     5 (lb la substantive Medieval Latin) abbot, #English

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Prior
     n.
     1 (surname en from=occupations) for someone employed by a prior.
     2 (place en unincorporated community co/Douglas County s/Missouri
  c/USA).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  prior
     a.
     1 advance; previous; coming before.
     2 former, previous.
     adv.
     (lb en colloquial) previously.
     n.
     (lb en US law enforcement) A previous arrest or criminal conviction
  on someone's record. (from 19th c.)
     n.
     1 A high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an
  abbot.
     2 (lb en historical) A chief magistrate in Italy.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Prior
     n.
     1 (surname en from=occupations) for someone employed by a prior.
     2 (place en unincorporated community co/Douglas County s/Missouri
  c/USA).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  prior
     Catalan n.
     (l en prior) (gloss: a high-ranking member of a monastery)
     Latin a.
     1 former, #English, previous (gloss: preceding in time)
     2 the first, the original
     3 in front
     4 (lb la figuratively) better, superior
     5 (lb la substantive Medieval Latin) abbot, #English

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Prior
     n.
     1 (surname en from=occupations) for someone employed by a prior.
     2 (place en unincorporated community co/Douglas County s/Missouri
  c/USA).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  prior
     Catalan n.
     (l en prior) (gloss: a high-ranking member of a monastery)
     Latin a.
     1 former, #English, previous (gloss: preceding in time)
     2 the first, the original
     3 in front
     4 (lb la figuratively) better, superior
     5 (lb la substantive Medieval Latin) abbot, #English

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Prior
     n.
     1 (surname en from=occupations) for someone employed by a prior.
     2 (place en unincorporated community co/Douglas County s/Missouri
  c/USA).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  prior
     Latina a.
     edeltävä, edellinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  prior
     n.
     manlig föreståndare på ett kloster

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  prior
     n.
     manlig föreståndare på ett kloster

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Prior /pɾˈɪoːɾ/ 
  prior

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Prior /ˈpʁiːoːɐ̯/ 
  prieur
  der Vorsteher eines Klosters, als Generalprior auch eines Ordens

From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 : [ freedict:deu-nld ]


  Prior /pɾˈɪoːɾ/
  overste, kloosteroverste, prior

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-spa ]


  Prior /ˈpʁiːoːɐ̯/ 
  prior
  der Vorsteher eines Klosters, als Generalprior auch eines Ordens

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  prior /pɹˈaɪə/
  voormalige, vroeëre

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Prior /pɹˈaɪə/
  مسبّق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  prior //ˈpɹaɪ.ə// //ˈpɹaɪ.ɚ// 
  предишен, предшестващ
  of that which comes before, in advance

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  prior //ˈpɹaɪ.ə// //ˈpɹaɪ.ɚ// 
  1. досие
  a previous criminal offense on someone's record
  2. помощник игумен
  a high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot