prior

pri·or ¹  (prr)

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.

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[Latin; see prior².]

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prior·ly adv.

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pri·or ²  (prr)

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 per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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prior·ate (-t), prior·ship (-shp) n.

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prior ¹

Adjective

1. previous: prior knowledge

2. prior to before [Latin: previous]

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prior ²

Noun

1. the head monk in a priory

2. the abbot's deputy in a monastery [Late Latin: head]

prioress fem n

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 >> prior to before, preceding, earlier than, in advance of, previous to

Translations

prior [ˈpraɪəʳ] adj → anterior, previo

n → prior m;

prior to doing → antes de or hasta hacer;

without prior notice → sin previo aviso;

to have a prior claim to sth → tener prioridad en algo

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prior [ˈpraɪəʳ] adj → antérieur(e) → précédent(e) (= more important); prioritaire

n (Rel) → prieur m

adv prior to doing → avant de faire;

without prior notice → sans préavis;

to have a prior claim to sth → avoir priorité pour qch

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prior [ˈpraɪəʳ] adj (= previous) [knowledge, warning] → vorherig (= 000) [engagement] → früher (= more important) [claim, duty] → vorrangig

n (Rel) → Prior m;

without prior notice → ohne vorherige Ankündigung;

to have a prior claim on sth → ein Vorrecht auf etw acc haben;

prior to → vor +dat

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prior [ˈpraɪəʳ] adj → precedente

n (REL) → priore m;

prior to doing → prima di fare;

without prior notice → senza preavviso;

to have a prior claim to sth → avere un diritto di precedenza su qc

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prior¹

adj prior [ˈpraiə]

1 already arranged for the same time a prior engagement. vooraf gereëlde سابِق по-раншен předešlý forudgående; tidligere früher προηγούμενος previo, anterior eelnev قبلی؛ از پیش aiemmin sovittu antérieur קוֹדֶם पूर्ववर्ती előbbi sudah diatur sem kemur á undan precedente 前の 전의, 앞서의 ankstesnis, pirmesnis iepriekšējs; agrāks sebelumnya eerder tidligere wcześniejszy 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 přednostní vigtigere vordringlich προγενέστερος prioritario tähtsam مهمتر tärkeämpi prioritaire קוֹדֶם से अधिक महत्वपूर्ण elsőbbségi lebih penting mikilvægari prioritario, più importante より重要な 보다 중요한, 우선하는 svarbesnis, svaresnis svarīgāks utama prioritair viktigere ważniejszy 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 přednost have fortrinsret der Vorrang προτεραιότητα prioridad eesõigus حق تقدم etuoikeus priorité זְכוּת קְדִימָה .प्रथमता elsőbbség prioritas forgangur precedenza 優先権 선행(권), 우선(권) pirmumo teisė priekšroka keutamaan voorrang fortrinn, forrang pierwszeństwo prioridade prioritate преимущественное право prednosť prednost prioritet företräde การมีสิทธิได้ก่อน öncelik 優先權 пріоритет اوليت quyền ưu tiên 优先权

2 (pluralpriˈorities) something that must be considered or done first Our (first) priority is to feed the hungry. prioriteit أولَويّات، أفْضَلِيّات най-важни задачи první úkol førsteprioritet die Priorität προτεραιότητα prioridad prioriteet اولویت؛ ارجحیت ensimmäinen tärkeysjärjestyksessä, ykkösprioriteetti, tärkein tehtävä priorité עָדִיפוּת पूर्वता, पूर्ववर्तिता kötelesség prioritas forgangur priorità 再優先 prioritetas, svarbiausias dalykas neatliekams darbs/pienākums keutamaan prioriteit det som står øverst på lista priorytet, najważniejsza sprawa 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 před inden vor πριν antes de enne پیش از ennen avant de לִפנֵי- से पहले (vmit) megelőzően sebelum á undan, fyrir prima di ～の以前に ...에 앞서, 전에 prieš pirms sebelum voor, voordat før (enn), forut for przed 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