| Prior (prior) |
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| Pri"or |
| [L. prior former,
previous, better, superior; compar. corresponding to primus
first, and pro for. See Former, and cf. Prime,
, 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.
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The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot
in dignity.
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First, precedent, or
superior in the order of cognition, reason or generality, origin,
development, rank, etc.
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