(1):
(a.) First, precedent, or superior in the order of cognition, reason or generality, origin, development, rank, etc.
(2):
(a.) The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in dignity.
(3):
(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.
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