- prior
adj. (cannot stand alone) prior to
* * *['praɪə](cannot stand alone) prior to
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prior — Pri or, n. a prior conviction; said of an accused criminal. [informal] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prior — For other uses, see Prior (disambiguation). Prior is an ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for earlier, first , with several notable uses. Contents 1 Monastic superiors 1.1 Compound and derived titles 2 Other orders … Wikipedia
prior to — preposition Date: 1706 in advance of ; before Usage: Sometimes termed pompous or affected, prior to is a synonym of before that most often appears in rather formal contexts, such as the annual reports of corporations. It may occasionally… … New Collegiate Dictionary
prior — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English & Anglo French; both from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin, administrator, from Latin, former, superior Date: before 12th century 1. the superior ranking next to the abbot of a monastery 2. the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Prior restraint — is a legal term referring to a government s actions that prevent materials from being published. Censorship that requires a person to seek governmental permission in the form of a license or imprimatur before publishing anything constitutes prior … Wikipedia
Prior Park College — is a Catholic co educational boarding school. It is situated on a hill overlooking Bath, England. The adjoining convert|57|acre|ha|0|lk=on Prior Park Landscape Garden, once part of the school site, is now owned by the National… … Wikipedia
Prior Norge — BA Industry Food processing Fate Merger Successor Nortura Founded 1919 … Wikipedia
Prior Analytics — is Aristotle s work on deductive reasoning, part of his Organon , the instrument or manual of logical and scientific methods.External links* [http://www.reipublicae.org/wiki/index.php?title=Prior Analytics %28writing%29 Prior Analytics] at… … Wikipedia
Prior appropriation water rights — Prior appropriation water rights, sometimes known as the Colorado Doctrine in reference to the U.S. Supreme Court case Wyoming v. Colorado, is a system of allocating water rights from a water source that is markedly different from Riparian water… … Wikipedia
