PRIOR

Prior

Prior is an ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for "earlier, first", with several notable uses.

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prior

Noun

  1. A high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot.
  2. A previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone's record.
  3. In Bayesian inference, a prior probability distribution.

Adjective

  1. Of that which comes before, in advance.
    I had no prior knowledge you were coming.
  2. former, previous
    His prior residence was smaller than his current one.

Adverb

  1. Previously.
    The doctor had known three months prior.


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