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Meaning Of Prior
a.
Preceding in the order of time; former; antecedent;
anterior; previous; as, a prior discovery; prior obligation; -- used
elliptically in cases like the following: he lived alone [in the time]
prior to his marriage.
a.
The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in
dignity.