English to English
prior
('pr/aI//@/r
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adjective (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.(adjective)source: webster1913
- First, precedent, or superior in the order of cognition, reason or generality, origin, development, rank, etc.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in dignity.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
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