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pri·or¹ (pr

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.

[Latin; see prior².]

prior·ly adv.

pri·or² (pr

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.

[Middle English priour, from Old English and Old French prior, both from Medieval Latin, from Latin, superior; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

prior·ate (-

t), prior·ship (-sh

) n.

priorate [ˈpraɪərɪt]

(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) the office, status, or term of office of a prior

Priorate the inmates of a priory as a community, 1762.

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