Word Meaning

prior definition and meaning

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.

Crossword clues for prior

- Abbot’s deputy
- Before
- Before then
- Before, ... to
- Chief monk’s previous conviction?
- Deputy to an abbot
- Earlier
- Former monastic officer
- Friary head was earlier
- Monastery head
- Monk
- Occurring previously
- Previous
- Previous or preceding
- Religious figure of former times