prior

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin prior

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[edit] Adjective

prior (not comparable)

  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.

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[edit] Adverb

prior (comparative more prior, superlative most prior)

  1. (colloquial) Previously.
    The doctor had known three months prior.

[edit] Noun

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Wikipedia prior (plural priors)

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

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[edit] Adjective

prior comparative, m./f. sing., third declension (superlative: prīmus)

  1. former, previous, prior
  2. in front
  3. (figuratively) better, superior
  4. (substantive, Medieval Latin) abbot, prior

[edit] Usage notes

There is no positive form of this adjective. It stems from the preposition pre. In the same way for post, one has posterior and postremus.

[edit] Inflection

Number Singular Plural
Case \ Gender M.F. N. MM.FF. NN.
nominative prior prius priōrēs priōra
genitive priōris priōris priōrum priōrum
dative priōrī priōrī priōribus priōribus
accusative priōrem prius priōrēs priōra
ablative priōre priōre priōribus priōribus
vocative prior prius priōrēs priōra

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