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 [ˈpraɪə]

n

(Biographies / Prior, Matthew (1664-1721) M, English, WRITING: poet, POLITICS: diplomat) Matthew. 1664-1721, English poet and diplomat, noted for his epigrammatic occasional verse

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prior¹

adj

1. (prenominal) previous; preceding

prior to before; until

n

(Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics a prior probability

[from Latin: previous]

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prior²

n

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

2. (Christianity / 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

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

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.

Translations

prior¹ [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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prior² [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

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prior¹

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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prior²

n (Eccl) → Prior m

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prior¹ [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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prior¹ [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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prior² [ˈpraɪəʳ] n (Rel) → priore m

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prior² [ˈpraɪəʳ] n (Rel) → priore m

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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 aiempi antérieur קוֹדֶם पूर्ववर्ती előbbi sudah diatur sem kemur á undan precedente 前の 전의 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 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 etuajo-oikeus priorité זְכוּת קְדִימָה .प्रथमता elsőbbség prioritas forgangur precedenza 優先権 우선권 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 prioriteetti priorité עָדִיפוּת 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 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 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

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prior²

n prior [ˈpraiə]

the head of a priory. priory رَئيسَة دَيْر راهِبات приор převor, -ka priorinde der/die Prior(in) ηγούμενος, ηγουμένη prior; 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 prior prior, priorinne przeor, przeorysza prior stareţ настоятель; настоятельница prior, -ka predstojnik; prednica iguman prior, priorinna เจ้าอาวาส baş rahip 小修道院院長 настоятель, пріор خانقاہ کا مہتمم giáo trưởng 小修道院院长

n priory

a building in which a community of monks or nuns live. klooster دَيْر راهِبات приорат převorství kloster die Priorei μοναστήρι priorato abiklooster صومعه luostari prieuré מִנזָר मठ rendház biara klaustur priorato 修道院 소수도원 vienuolynas klosteris rumah ketua rahib priorij kloster klasztor 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