prior

pri·or ¹

 (prī′ər)

adj.

1. Preceding in time or order: "[They] insist that foreign vessels seeking access obtain prior approval" (Seymour M. Hersh).

2. Preceding in importance or value: a prior consideration.

adv.

Usage Problem Before.

n.

A previous conviction or arrest: The suspect has two priors.

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[Latin; see prior².]

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pri′or·ly adv.

Usage Note: Though prior usually modifies a noun that comes after it, as in prior approval, it sometimes modifies a noun for a unit of time which precedes it, as in five years prior. These constructions are marginally acceptable when the combination serves as the object of a preposition, as in A gallon of gasoline was $4.29, up 10 cents from the week prior. In our 2014 survey, 51 percent of the Panelists accepted the sentence, with many commenting that they would prefer from the prior week or from the week before. The construction is even less acceptable when it acts as an adverbial modifier: only 29 percent of the Panel approved My cell phone was stolen. I had just bought it two days prior.

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pri·or ²

 (prī′ər)

n.

1. A monastic officer in charge of a priory or ranking next below the abbot of an abbey.

2. One of the ruling magistrates of the medieval Italian republic of Florence.

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[Middle English priour, from Old English and Old French prior, both from Medieval Latin, from Latin, superior; see per in Indo-European roots.]

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pri′or·ate (-ĭt), pri′or·ship′ (-shĭp′) n.

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prior

(ˈpraɪə)

adj

1. (prenominal) previous; preceding

2. prior to before; until

n

(Statistics) statistics a prior probability

[C18: from Latin: previous]

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prior

(ˈpraɪə)

n

1. (Roman Catholic Church) the superior of a house and community in certain religious orders

2. (Roman Catholic Church) the deputy head of a monastery or abbey, ranking immediately below the abbot

3. (Historical Terms) (formerly) a chief magistrate in medieval Florence and other Italian republics

[C11: from Late Latin: head, from Latin (adj): previous, from Old Latin pri before]

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Prior

(ˈpraɪə)

n

(Biography) Matthew. 1664–1721, English poet and diplomat, noted for his epigrammatic occasional verse

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pri•or¹

(ˈpraɪ ər)

adj.

1. preceding in time or order; earlier: a prior commitment.

2. preceding in importance or privilege.

Idioms:

prior to, preceding; before.

[1705–15; < Latin: former, elder, superior (adj.), before (adv.); akin to prime, pre-]

pri′or•ly, adv.

pri•or²

(ˈpraɪ ər)

n.

an officer in a monastic order or religious house, sometimes next in rank below an abbot.

[before 1100; Middle English, late Old English < Medieval Latin, Late Latin: one superior in rank; n. use of prior prior¹]

pri′or•ship`, n.

Pri•or

(ˈpraɪ ər)

n.

Matthew, 1664–1721 English poet.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prior - the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot superior - the head of a religious community
Adj.	1.	prior - earlier in time anterior antecedent - preceding in time or order

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prior

adjective earlier, previous, former, preceding, foregoing, antecedent, aforementioned, pre-existing, anterior, pre-existent He claimed he had no prior knowledge of the protest.

prior to before, preceding, earlier than, in advance of, previous to A man was seen in the area prior to the shooting.

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prior

adjective

1. Going before:

advance, antecedent, anterior, earlier, precedent, preceding, previous.

2. Just gone by or elapsed:

antecedent, anterior, earlier, foregoing, former, past, precedent, preceding, previous.

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Translations

أهَمرَئيسَة دَيْر راهِباتسابِق

převor-kapředešlýpřednostní

forudgåendepriorindetidligerevigtigere

PriorPriorinvordringlichbevorfrüher

previopriorprioritarioanterior

priori

prieurprioritaireantérieurprécédent

mikilvægaripríor; príorinnasem kemur á undan

prioreanterioreanticipatamenteprecedenteprima di

agrāksiepriekšējsklostera priekšniekssvarīgāks

priorviktigere

przeor

prednostnýprior

baş rahipdaha öncedendaha önemli

在先的小修道院院长更重要的

prior

¹ [ˈpraɪəʳ]

A. ADJ

1. (= previous) → previo
I have a prior engagement → tengo un compromiso previo
to have a prior claim to or on sth/sb there are others who have a prior claim on my time → hay otros a los que tengo que dedicar mi tiempo que tienen prioridad or están antes
she felt that her past connection with him gave her a prior claim to him → le parecía que su pasada relación le daba ciertos derechos sobre él
without prior notice/warning → sin previo aviso

2. (= earlier) [week, month, year] → anterior
in prior years → en años anteriores

B. ADV (frm) prior to sth → anterior or previo a algo
prior to doing sth → antes de hacer algo
prior to (his) leaving he hid the money → antes de marchar, escondió el dinero
in the years prior to his death → en los años anteriores or previos a su muerte
prior to that day we had not met → antes de ese día no nos conocíamos, hasta ese día no nos conocimos
prior to this/that → antes de esto/eso

C. ADV (US) → antes
it happened two days prior → ocurrió dos días antes

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prior

² [ˈpraɪəʳ] N (Rel) → prior m

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prior

[ˈpraɪə^r]

adj [knowledge, approval, permission, commitment] → préalable
prior knowledge → connaissance préalable
to have a prior engagement → être pris(e)
I have a prior engagement → Je suis pris.
without prior warning → sans prévenir
without prior notice → sans préavis
to have a prior claim to sth [+ assets, property] → avoir un accès prioritaire à qch
to have a prior claim on sth [+ assets, property] → être prioritaire par rapport à qch
His parents always felt they had a prior claim on his time
BUT Ses parents ont toujours pensé qu'ils étaient prioritaires lorsqu'il s'agissait de son temps.

adv
prior to prep (= before) → avant
prior to doing sth → avant de faire qch

n → prieur m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

prior

¹

adj

knowledge, agreement → vorherig; (= earlier) → früher; without prior warning → ohne vorherige Warnung, ohne Vorwarnung; prior claim → Vorrecht nt (→ to auf +acc); a prior engagement → eine vorher getroffene Verabredung

(= stronger) obligation → vorrangig

prior to something → vor etw (dat); prior to this/that → zuvor; prior to going out → bevor ich/er etc ausging

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prior

²

n (Eccl) → Prior m

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prior

¹ [ˈpraɪəʳ]

1. adj → precedente
without prior notice → senza preavviso
to have a prior claim to sth → avere un diritto di precedenza su qc

2. prep prior to sth/to doing sth → prima di qc/di fare qc

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prior

² [ˈpraɪəʳ] n (Rel) → priore m

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prior¹

(ˈpraiə) adjective

1. already arranged for the same time. a prior engagement. vooraf gereëlde سابِق по-раншен prévio předešlý früher forudgående; tidligere προηγούμενοςprevio, anterior eelnev قبلی؛ از پیش aiempi antérieurקודם पूर्ववर्ती előbbi sudah diatur sem kemur á undan precedente 前の 전의 ankstesnis, pirmesnis iepriekšējs; agrāks sebelumnya eerdertidligerewcześniejszy مخكنى ،له وړاندى prévio anterior; prealabil прежний predošlý prejšnji raniji föregående, tidigare ที่มีมาก่อน daha önceden 在先的 попередній پيشگي trước 在先的

2. more important. She gave up her job as she felt her family had a prior claim on her attention. vorige أهَم по-важен mais importante přednostní vordringlich vigtigere προγενέστεροςprioritario tähtsam مهمتر tärkeämpi prioritaireקודם से अधिक महत्वपूर्ण elsőbbségi lebih penting mikilvægari prioritario, più importante* より重要な 우선하는 svarbesnis, svaresnis svarīgāks utama prioritairviktigere ważniejszy ډير مهم mais importante prioritar более важный pred-nostný pomembnejši važniji förhands- ที่สำคัญกว่า daha önemli 更重要的 важливіший, вагоміший اہم تر quan trọng hơn 更重要的

priˈority (-ˈo-)

1. the right to be or go first. An ambulance must have priority over other traffic. voorrang أولَوِيَّه предимство prioridade přednost der Vorrang have fortrinsret προτεραιότηταprioridad eesõigus حق تقدم etuajo-oikeus priorité זְכוּת קְדִימָה .प्रथमता elsőbbség prioritas forgangur precedenza 優先権 우선권 pirmumo teisė priekšroka keutamaan voorrangfortrinn, forrangpierwszeństwo د لومړىتوب حق prioridade prioritate преимущественное право prednosť prednost prioritet företräde การมีสิทธิได้ก่อน öncelik 優先權 пріоритет اوليت quyền ưu tiên 优先权

2. (plural priˈorities) something that must be considered or done first. Our (first) priority is to feed the hungry. prioriteit أولَويّات، أفْضَلِيّات най-важни задачи prioridade první úkol die Priorität førsteprioritet προτεραιότηταprioridad prioriteet اولویت؛ ارجحیت prioriteetti prioritéעדיפות पूर्वता, पूर्ववर्तिता kötelesség prioritas forgangur priorità 再優先 우선 사항 prioritetas, svarbiausias dalykas neatliekams darbs/pienākums keutamaan prioriteit det som står øverst på lista priorytet, najważniejsza sprawa لومړىتوب prioridade prioritate первоочерёдность prvá úloha prednostna naloga prioritet prioritet, som står först på programmet การมาก่อน önceliği olan şey 優先考慮的事，首先要做的事 пріоритет ترجيح trường hợp ưu tiên 优先考虑的事，首先要做的事

prior to

before. Prior to working in America, he had travelled in Europe. voor, voor die tyd قَبْل преди antes de před vor inden πρινantes de enne پیش از ennen avant de לִפנֵי- से पहले (vmit) megelőzően sebelum á undan, fyrir prima di ～の以前に (~에) 앞서 prieš pirms sebelum voor, voordatfør, forut forprzed مخكى تر antes de înainte de до, прежде pred pred pre före, innan ก่อนหน้า ...-den önce /evvel 在...之前 раніше, до پہلے trước khi 在...之前

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prior²

(ˈpraiə) – feminine ˈprioress – noun

the head of a priory. priory رَئيسَة دَيْر راهِبات приор prior převor, -ka der/die Prior(in) priorinde ηγούμενος, ηγουμένηprior; priora prior رئیس صومعه priori prieur/-eure ראש מִנזָר मठाधिकारी, मठाध्यक्ष házfőnök, perjel kepala biara príor; príorinna priore 修道院長 소수도원의 원장 prioras, vienuolyno vyresnysis klostera priekšnieks ketua rahib priorprior, priorinne przeor, przeorysza د صومعه مشر prior stareţ настоятель; настоятельница prior, -ka predstojnik; prednica iguman prior, priorinna รองเจ้าอาวาส; รองหัวหน้าชี baş rahip 小修道院院長 настоятель, пріор خانقاہ کا مہتمم giáo trưởng 小修道院院长

ˈpriory – plural ˈpriories – noun

a building in which a community of monks or nuns live. klooster دَيْر راهِبات приорат convento převorství die Priorei kloster μοναστήριpriorato abiklooster صومعه luostari prieuréמנזר मठ rendház biara klaustur priorato 修道院 소수도원 vienuolynas klosteris rumah ketua rahib priorijklosterklasztor صومعه convento mănăstire небольшой монастырь priorstvo samostan manastir kloster สำนักสงฆ์ manastır 小修道院 монастир خانقاہ، راہبوں يا راہبات کي اقامت گاہ tu viện 小修道院

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prior

n. antecesor, predecesor;

a. previo-a;

___ to → anterior a, antes de.

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