The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin prior (“ earlier, former, previous, prior; in front; (figurative) better, superior ”), from Proto-Italic * pri ōs (“ earlier, previous ”, literally “more before ”), ultimately from * pri (“ before ”) (from Proto-Indo-European * pr ó (“ leading to, toward ”) and its etymon ...
previous and prior imply existing or occurring earlier, but prior often adds an implication of greater importance.
PRIOR definition: 1. existing or happening before something else, or before a particular time: 2. before a…. Learn more.
優先する 〖 prior 〗 He has a prior claim on his deceased father's estate. 彼は死んだ父親の財産を 優先して 相続する権利を持っている。
Johnson had two prior convictions for residential burglaries and a history of petty crimes. Most applicants had no prior experience of working with children. The phone company is required to give you prior notice before disconnecting your service.
prior (not comparable) Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous. synonyms quotations Synonyms: advance, antecedent, anterior; see also Thesaurus: former His prior residence was smaller than his current one. I had no prior knowledge you were coming.
pri or1 (prī′ ər), adj. preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous: A prior agreement prevents me from accepting this. preceding in importance or privilege. Idioms prior to, preceding; before: Prior to that time, buffalo had roamed the Great Plains in tremendous numbers. n. Informal Terms a prior conviction.
PRIOR definition: preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous. See examples of prior used in a sentence.
The Prior surname appeared 6,787 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Prior.