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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pri•or1 /ˈpraɪɚ/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- coming before another;
earlier:a prior commitment. - greater in importance:a prior claim on his time.
Idioms- Idioms prior to, coming before;
preceding;
before:Prior to this job she had worked in Austria.
See -prim-.pri•or2 /ˈpraɪɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religiona monk in a monastery who is ranked next below an abbot.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pri•or1 (prī′ər),USA pronunciation adj. - preceding in time or in order;
earlier or former;
previous:A prior agreement prevents me from accepting this. - preceding in importance or privilege.
- Idioms prior to, preceding;
before:Prior to that time, buffalo had roamed the Great Plains in tremendous numbers.
n. - Informal Termsa prior conviction.
- Latin: former, elder, superior (adjective, adjectival), before (adverb, adverbial); akin to prime, pre-
- 1705–15
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged anterior, antecedent.
pri•or2 (prī′ər),USA pronunciation n. - Religionan officer in a monastic order or religious house, sometimes next in rank below an abbot.
- World Historya chief magistrate, as in the medieval republic of Florence.
- Medieval Latin, Late Latin: one superior in rank; noun, nominal use of prior prior1
- Middle English, late Old English bef. 1100
- Biographical Matthew, 1664–1721, English poet.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: prior /ˈpraɪə/ adj - (prenominal) previous; preceding
- prior to ⇒ before; until
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin: previous prior /ˈpraɪə/ n - the superior of a house and community in certain religious orders
- the deputy head of a monastery or abbey, ranking immediately below the abbot
Etymology: 11th Century: from Late Latin: head, from Latin (adj): previous, from Old Latin pri before Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Prior /ˈpraɪə/ n - Matthew. 1664–1721, English poet and diplomat, noted for his epigrammatic occasional verse
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