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Look up prior in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The term prior may refer to: Prior (ecclesiastical), the head of a priory (monastery) Prior convictions
Prior
Distribution of an uncertain quantity
A prior probability distribution (often simply called the prior probability, prior distribution, or prior) of an uncertain quantity is its assumed probability
Prior_probability
Ecclesiastical title
houses (prior provincial), or the entire order (prior general). Its earlier generic usage referred to any monastic superior. In abbeys, a prior would be
Prior_(ecclesiastical)
American baseball player and coach (born 1980)
Mark William Prior (born September 7, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach. A onetime top prospect of the Chicago
Mark_Prior
English folk rock singer (born 1947)
Madeleine Edith Prior (born 14 August 1947) is an English folk rock singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span. She was born in Blackpool
Maddy_Prior
American comedian and actor (1940–2005)
he married on September 22, 1977. They dated on and off for four years prior to their marriage. They separated in January 1978, and their divorce was
Richard_Pryor
English Celtic harpist and author
Hazel Prior (born in Oxford, England) is a Celtic harpist and the author of five bestselling novels. Her books have wildlife and environmental themes
Hazel_Prior
Concept in probability theory
probability distribution family as the prior probability distribution p ( θ ) {\displaystyle p(\theta )} , the prior and posterior are then called conjugate
Conjugate_prior
Topics referred to by the same term
Ted Prior may refer to: Ted Prior (actor) (born 1959), actor, writer and producer for some television series Ted Prior (writer), writer of Australian children's
Ted_Prior
Concept in patent law
Prior art (also known as state of the art or background art) is a concept in patent law used to determine the patentability of an invention, in particular
Prior_art
British composer and conductor (born 1992)
Alexander Prior (born 5 October 1992) is a British composer and conductor who is the music director of the Eugene Symphony. He studied from the age of
Alex_Prior
Malawian-English Anglican bishop (born 1973)
Esther Tamisa Prior (born 1973) is a Malawian Anglican bishop in England. Since 2025, she has served as Bishop of Aston, a suffragan bishop in the Church
Esther_Prior
British politician (1927–2016)
James Michael Leathes Prior, Baron Prior, PC (11 October 1927 – 12 December 2016) was a British Conservative Party politician. A Member of Parliament from
Jim_Prior
Roman Catholic Church title
The Prior of Coldingham was the head of the Benedictine monastic community of Coldingham Priory in Berwickshire, Scotland. The priory was founded during
Prior_of_Coldingham
second or third known prior. As most of the priors of Whithorn appear to be native Galwegian Gaels, it would appear that most priors before the 16th century
Prior_of_Whithorn
English footballer
Jason Christopher Prior (born 20 December 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Isthmian League South Central Division club AFC Portchester. He
Jason_Prior
Surname list
Prior is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alex Prior (born 1992), Russian child prodigy composer Alfredo Prior (1952–2024), Argentine
Prior_(surname)
American basketball player (born 1996)
played college basketball for the Lewis Flyers and the DePaul Blue Demons. Prior to the Cavaliers, Strus played two games for the Chicago Bulls in his rookie
Max_Strus
American actor
Ted Prior (born August 9, 1959) is an American actor, film producer, and bodybuilder. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Prior moved to Los Angeles in the late
Ted_Prior_(actor)
Suppressing certain types of information before the fact
Prior restraint (also referred to as prior censorship or pre-publication censorship) is censorship imposed, usually by a government or institution, on
Prior_restraint
English footballer (born 2004)
Prior previously played on dual registration for National League North side Burnley. Prior began her youth career with Avro under-7s girl team, prior
Gracie_Prior
Billy Prior is a fictional character in Pat Barker's Regeneration Trilogy of novels set during World War I. Prior, often called by his second name, is
Billy_Prior
2022 Iranian drama film directed by Behrouz Shoaybi
No Prior Appointment (Persian title: Bedoun-e Gharar-e Ghabli/Bedoone Gharare Ghabli, Persian: بدون قرار قبلی) is a 2022 Iranian drama film directed by
No_Prior_Appointment
British publishing executive (born 1966)
Joanna Melancy Lyndon Prior (born February 1966) is a senior British publishing executive who has served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pan Macmillan
Joanna_Prior
Topics referred to by the same term
William Prior may refer to: William Wain Prior (1876–1946), Danish general William Prior (priest) (1883–1969), Anglican priest William Matthew Prior (1806–1873)
William_Prior
Process in American health insurance
Prior authorization, or preauthorization, is a utilization management process used by some health insurance companies in the United States to determine
Prior_authorization
American film director
David A. Prior (October 24, 1955 – August 16, 2015) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. Prior started his career with the horror film
David_A._Prior
Australian businessman
David Prior is an Australian businessman who became notable in the yoghurt business. He built up the yoghurt brand five:am from scratch in 2009, and sold
David_Prior_(entrepreneur)
The Prior of Pluscarden (later Commendator of Pluscarden) was the head of the monastic community and lands of Pluscarden Priory, Moray, Scotland. The
Prior_of_Pluscarden
English actor (born 1990)
Christopher Thomas Prior (born December 1990) is an English actor, known for his lead role as Sergey in the British-Estonian historical romantic drama
Tom_Prior
City in Minnesota, United States
Prior Lake is an exurban city 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Minneapolis, next to Savage and Shakopee in Scott County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Surrounding
Prior_Lake,_Minnesota
Prior consistent statements and prior inconsistent statements, in the law of evidence, occur where a witness, testifying at trial, makes a statement that
Prior consistent statements and prior inconsistent statements
Prior_consistent_statements_and_prior_inconsistent_statements
Prior Radiofabrikk was a radio manufacturing company in Oslo, Norway. It was established in 1949, and was owned and run by the cooperative Norges Kooperative
Prior_Radiofabrikk
King of Portugal (disputed) in 1580
António, Prior of Crato (Anglicized: Anthony,European Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔni.u, ɐ̃ˈtɔnju]; 1531 – 26 August 1595), sometimes called "The Determined"
António,_Prior_of_Crato
American philosopher (1946–2026)
William J. Prior (May 16, 1946 – April 23, 2026) was an American philosopher and academic who was a professor of philosophy at Santa Clara University
William_J._Prior
Indian politician (born 1973)
Kazhagam. He was also an actor and film director in the Tamil cinema industry prior to his political career. Srinath is the eldest son of Mr. Alnath Fernando
A._Srinath
American actress (born 1994)
Annie January / Starlight in the superhero series The Boys (2019–2026). Prior to The Boys, she had notable roles in the series Jessica Jones (2015), True
Erin_Moriarty
Australian rules footballer
Jaxon Prior (born 4 June 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football
Jaxon_Prior
The Prior of St Andrews was the head of the property and community of Augustinian canons of St Andrews Cathedral Priory, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. It
Prior_of_St_Andrews
French footballer (born 1995)
Jérôme Prior (born 8 August 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Championship club Livingston. In 2012, Prior made
Jérôme_Prior
Australian actress
Susan Prior is an Australian actress, who has worked extensively in film, television and theatre. Prior attended a high school that specialised in music
Susan_Prior
Danish general
William Wain Prior (18 July 1876 – 9 March 1946) was a Danish Lieutenant general and the Chief of the Royal Danish Army from 1939 to 1941. Following the
William_Wain_Prior
Topics referred to by the same term
Prior may refer to: Ian Prior (cricketer) (1930–2007), English cricketer Ian Prior (rugby union) (born 1990), Australian rugby union player Ian Prior
Ian_Prior
The Prior of May then Prior of Pittenweem (later Commendator of Pittenweem) was the religious superior of the Benedictine monks of Isle of May Priory
Prior_of_May_(Pittenweem)
and its subsequent film adaptation, The Divergent Series. Beatrice "Tris" Prior is the viewpoint character in Divergent and Insurgent, and shares the viewpoint
List_of_Divergent_characters
Work of Aristotle pertaining to logic
The Prior Analytics (Ancient Greek: Ἀναλυτικὰ Πρότερα; Latin: Analytica Priora) is a work by Aristotle on reasoning, known as syllogistic, composed around
Prior_Analytics
Evaluating outside-classroom knowledge
Recognition of prior learning (RPL), prior learning assessment (PLA), or prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) describes a process used by
Recognition_of_prior_learning
American director, screenwriter, producer, and editor
David Prior (born January 6, 1969) is an American filmmaker, best known for his work on the cult horror film The Empty Man, and television series such
David_Prior_(director)
Former chairman of NHS England and life peer
David Gifford Leathes Prior, Baron Prior of Brampton (born 3 December 1954) is the former chairman of NHS England and chairman of University College Hospital
David Prior, Baron Prior of Brampton
David_Prior,_Baron_Prior_of_Brampton
American author (born 1977)
Weisberger worked as a writer and editor for Vogue and Departures magazines prior to writing The Devil Wears Prada, which was adapted into a film of the same
Lauren_Weisberger
1996 film by Joel Schumacher
by Joel Schumacher, with the other being The Client released two years prior. It marked the final film appearance of Joe Seneca. In 1984 in Canton, Mississippi
A_Time_to_Kill_(1996_film)
Grade I listed Palladian building in south west England
Prior Park is a Neo-Palladian house that was designed by John Wood, the Elder, and built in the 1730s and 1740s for Ralph Allen on a hill overlooking
Prior_Park
The Prior of Canonbie was the head of the Augustinian monastic community of Canonbie Priory, in Dumfries and Galloway. The priors are badly documented
Prior_of_Canonbie
Non-informative prior distribution
In Bayesian statistics, the Jeffreys prior is a non-informative prior distribution for a parameter space. Named after Sir Harold Jeffreys, its density
Jeffreys_prior
The Prior of Beauly (later Commendator of Beauly) was the head of the Valliscaulian monastic community and lands of Beauly Priory, Beauly, Inverness-shire
Prior_of_Beauly
One of the ranks of Roman centurions
Princeps prior was a high-ranking Roman centurion and a member of the legion. Each of the ten cohorts that made up a legion had at its head the rank of
Princeps_prior
English TV scriptwriter and novelist (1922–2006)
Allan Prior (13 January 1922, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, – 1 June 2006) was an English television scriptwriter and novelist, who wrote over
Allan_Prior
1975 high profile child murder in Quebec, Canada
Sharron Prior was a high-profile child murder that occurred in Pointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Sharron Prior, a 16-year-old
Murder_of_Sharron_Prior
Topics referred to by the same term
Prior information may refer to Prior probability A prior information notice (PIN) issued in advance of procurement actions for the purposes of government
Prior_information
Type of probability distribution used in statistics
In statistics, the g-prior is an objective prior for the regression coefficients of a multiple regression. It was introduced by Arnold Zellner. It is
G-prior
Christianity portal Christopher Prior, CB (2 July 1912 – 14 September 2004) was an eminent Anglican priest: Chaplain of the Fleet from 1966 to 1969 and
Christopher_Prior
Head of Augustinian community in Scotland
Prior of Monymusk (later, Commendator of Monymusk) was the head of the property and community of Augustinian canons of Monymusk Priory, Aberdeenshire
Prior_of_Monymusk
American actress and model
action film Mortal Kombat and its 1997 sequel Mortal Kombat Annihilation. Prior to her acting career, Soto worked as a model, appearing in magazines such
Talisa_Soto
Recordings by English rock band
the album title, track listing, cover art, and product images were leaked prior to the announcement. 18 live albums, 15 compilation albums, 44 singles and
Yes_discography
intervention, the extent to which the alleged hijackers were under surveillance prior to the attacks, and whether Israeli Mossad or the Pakistani Inter-Services
September 11 attacks advance-knowledge conspiracy theories
September_11_attacks_advance-knowledge_conspiracy_theories
Public school in Bath, Somerset, England
Prior Park College is a co-educational public school for both boarding and day pupils in Bath, south-west England. Its main building, Prior Park, stands
Prior_Park_College
Australian soprano and actress
Marina Prior AM (born 18 October 1963) is an Australian soprano and actress with a career mainly in musical theatre. From 1990 to 1993, she starred as
Marina_Prior
School in Raphoe, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland
The Royal and Prior School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in Raphoe, County Donegal. It was one of a number of 'free schools' created
Royal_and_Prior_School
English footballer (born 1971)
Spencer Justin Prior (born 22 April 1971) is an English football coach and former professional footballer. He was most recently manager of Papua New Guinea
Spencer_Prior
Topics referred to by the same term
Stoke Prior may refer to: Stoke Prior, Herefordshire Stoke Prior, Worcestershire This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations
Stoke_Prior
The Prior of Restenneth (later Commendator of Restenneth) was the head of the Augustinian canons of Restenneth Priory, Angus. The following is a list
Prior_of_Restenneth
Australian-Zimbabwean rugby union player
Ian Prior (born 21 August 1990) is an Australian-born Zimbabwe international rugby union player who previously played for the Western Force in Super Rugby
Ian_Prior_(rugby_union)
Probability distribution
prior − 1 / B ( α prior , β prior ) ∫ 0 1 ( ( n s ) x s + α prior − 1 ( 1 − x ) n − s + β prior − 1 / B ( α prior , β prior ) ) d x = x s + α prior −
Beta_distribution
Material reviewed before publication
Prior review occurs when executive persons read and review materials before they have been made available to the public. Prior review is distinct from
Prior_review
English-born Australian soccer player
Natasha Prior (/ˈpraɪər/ PRY-er; born 20 January 1998) is a professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for A-League Women club Newcastle Jets
Natasha_Prior
Brazilian footballer (born 2004)
Prior Pimenta (born 12 February 2004) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Fortaleza. Born in Franca, São Paulo, Prior joined
Lucca_Prior
Topics referred to by the same term
Michael Prior may refer to: Michael Prior (footballer), Australian rules footballer Michael Prior (theologian), professor of biblical theology Mike Prior, American
Michael_Prior
British equestrian
Lara Prior-Palmer (born 24 June 1994)[citation needed] is an athlete and writer. She is the niece of British equestrian Lucinda Green.[citation needed]
Lara_Prior-Palmer
Civil parish in Lisbon, Portugal
Prior Velho is a civil parish in the municipality of Loures, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Sacavém and Prior Velho
Sacavém_e_Prior_Velho
Commander Redvers Michael Prior, DSO, DSC, (29 September 1893 - 4 November 1964) was a Conservative Member of Parliament, representing Birmingham Aston
Redvers_Prior
Cornish politician (died 2018)
Pedyr Prior (died 4 June 2018) was a Cornish politician and a noted figure in the Cornish nationalist politics, being Chairman of Mebyon Kernow from 1985
Pedyr_Prior
Logician and philosopher (1914–1969)
Arthur Norman Prior (4 December 1914 – 6 October 1969), usually cited as A. N. Prior, was a New Zealand–born logician and philosopher. Prior (1957) founded
Arthur_Prior
Deep image prior is a type of convolutional neural network used to enhance a given image with no prior training data other than the image itself. A neural
Deep_image_prior
Official seal of the government of West Bengal, India and its history
Janata Party Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari after victory in 2026 election. Prior to the adoption of the first emblem in 2018, the state government used the
Emblem_of_West_Bengal
American mixed martial artist (born 1985)
where he fought for over 15 years after winning The Ultimate Fighter 5. Prior to signing with the UFC, Diaz competed in World Extreme Cagefighting, Strikeforce
Nate_Diaz
English solicitor and social reformer (1855–1937)
George Cosens Prior (1855–1937) was an English solicitor, Unitarian minister, and social reformer. Based in Portsmouth, he headed one of the city's older
G._Cosens_Prior
American football player (born 1989)
235 yards and two touchdowns before being released on October 20, 2018. Prior to his release, Pryor had been dealing with a groin injury. On October 30
Terrelle_Pryor
Canadian endocrinologist
Jerilynn C. Prior is a Canadian endocrinologist and medical doctor specializing in menstrual cycles and the effects of hormones on women's health. She
Jerilynn_Prior
American baseball player
Robert A. Prior (September 18, 1891 – death unknown) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1910s. A native of Scipio, Indiana, Prior made his Negro
Robert_Prior
English actress (1929–2023)
Patricia Prior (9 February 1929 – 12 June 2023) was an English actress. Best known for playing Mrs. Gibson in The Onedin Line, she also appeared in the
Patricia_Prior
The Prior of Urquhart was the head of the Benedictine monastic community of Urquhart Priory in Moray. The Priory of Urquhart was merged with the Priory
Prior_of_Urquhart
Priory in Scotland
Campbell of Glencarradale. The Prior of Strath Fillan was the head of the Augustinian monastic community. The priors are badly documented and few are
Strath_Fillan_Priory
American soccer club based in Miami
Chase Stadium prior. On January 29, 2018, MLS officially approved an expansion team in Miami. The club garnered international attention prior to their founding
Inter_Miami_CF
American musician (1901–1986)
Hubert Prior Vallée (July 28, 1901 – July 3, 1986), known professionally as Rudy Vallée, was an American singer, musician, actor, and radio host. He was
Rudy_Vallée
This is a list of killings and massacres committed in Mandatory Palestine. It is restricted to incidents in which at least three people were deliberately
List of killings and massacres in Mandatory Palestine
List_of_killings_and_massacres_in_Mandatory_Palestine
English cricketer (born 1982)
Matthew James Prior (born 26 February 1982) is a South African-born English former cricketer, who played for England in Test cricket and for Sussex County
Matt_Prior
British manufacturer of optical microscopes
Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. was established in London in 1919 as a manufacturer of optical microscopes. It is the last traditional microscope manufacturer
Prior_Scientific
British order of chivalry established in 1917
order were amended; there having been a large number of awards for war work prior to this date, these amended statutes placed the order on more of a peacetime
Order_of_the_British_Empire
American television broadcast journalist (born 1945)
hosted CBS Morning and was the first woman correspondent on 60 Minutes. Prior to her journalism career, she was a member of U.S. president Richard Nixon's
Diane_Sawyer
Canadian swimmer
Dorothy Prior, later Shute, (13 October 1911 – 14 June 1997) was a Canadian breaststroke swimmer. She competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932
Dorothy_Prior
PRIOR
PRIOR
Surname or Lastname
English (Cumbria and Lancashire)
English (Cumbria and Lancashire) : habitational name for someone from Cartmel in Cumbria (formerly in Lancashire), the site of a famous priory, inland from Cartmel Sands. The place name is derived from Old Norse kartr ‘rocky ground’ + melr ‘sandbank’.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Priority
Boy/Male
English French
Servant of the priory.
Girl/Female
English Latin
Reference to medieval priories and settlements of the military religious order Knights Templars.
Boy/Male
English
Temple-town. This surname refers to medieval priories and settlements of the military religious...
Girl/Female
Muslim
Beautiful, Prior
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
He who Percedes; Antecedent; Prior; Superior; Chief
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Beautiful; Prior
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the places so called. In over thirty instances from many different areas, the name is from Old English midel ‘middle’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. However, Middleton on the Hill near Leominster in Herefordshire appears in Domesday Book as Miceltune, the first element clearly being Old English micel ‘large’, ‘great’. Middleton Baggot and Middleton Priors in Shropshire have early spellings that suggest gem̄ðhyll (from gem̄ð ‘confluence’ + hyll ‘hill’) + tūn as the origin.A Scottish family of this name derives it from lands at Middleto(u)n near Kincardine. The Scottish physician Peter Middleton practiced in New York City after 1752 and was one of the founders of the medical school at King's College (now Columbia University) in 1767. One of the earliest of the Charleston, SC, Middleton family of prominent legislators was Arthur Middleton, born in Charleston in 1681.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Latin
Servant of the Priory; Monastic Leader
Boy/Male
French
Head of a priory.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Prior.Americanized form of some like-sounding Jewish surname.
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic name DAGDA means "the good god." In Celtic mythology, this is the name of a god of knowledge and magic, and a leader of the Tuatha Dé Danann, supernatural beings who inhabited Ireland prior to the coming of the Celts.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Midlands)
English (mainly East Midlands) : habitational name from a lost minor place name, Pophall in Linchmere, Sussex, or from Pophills in Salford Priors, Warwickshire.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Prior.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places named Ditton, for example in Cheshire, Kent, Cambridgeshire, and Surrey, from Old English dīc ‘ditch’, ‘dike’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.English : habitational name from Ditton Priors in Shropshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Dodintone ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with a man called Dod(d)a or Dud(d)a’.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant spelling of Prior.
Boy/Male
Latin English
Head of a monastery.
Boy/Male
English
Temple-town. This surname refers to medieval priories and settlements of the military religious...
Boy/Male
Tamil
Priority
PRIOR
PRIOR
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Very good
Boy/Male
Tamil
Buddhadev | பà¯à®¤à¯à®¤à®¤à¯‡à®µ
Wise person
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Female Pigeon
Girl/Female
Tamil
Nagaveni | நாகவேநீÂ
Boy/Male
Arabic
Victory
Male
Scottish
Pet form of Scottish Jock, JOCKIE means "God is gracious."
Boy/Male
Indian
Name of God
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ancient, One that will last forever
Female
Basque
, glory.
Girl/Female
Indian, Sikh
Blessed by God with Wealth and Prosperity
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a.
More advanced than another in age; prior in age; elder; hence, more advanced in dignity, rank, or office; superior; as, senior member; senior counsel.
n.
The obligation by which a person, conveying a subject or a right, is bound to uphold that subject or right against every claim, challenge, or burden arising from circumstances prior to the conveyance; warranty.
a.
The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in dignity.
n.
The dignity, office, or government, of a prior.
n.
any preparation used to render an organism immune to some disease, by inducing or increasing the natural immunity mechanisms. Prior to 1995, such preparations usually contained killed organisms of the type for which immunity was desired, and sometimes used live organisms having attenuated virulence. since that date, preparations containing only specific antigenic portions of the pathogenic organism are also used, some of which are prepared by genetic engineering techniques.
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.
Having no precedent or example; not preceded by a like case; not having the authority of prior example; novel; new; unexampled.
a.
In the Kantian system, of or pertaining to that which can be determined a priori in regard to the fundamental principles of all human knowledge. What is transcendental, therefore, transcends empiricism; but is does not transcend all human knowledge, or become transcendent. It simply signifies the a priori or necessary conditions of experience which, though affording the conditions of experience, transcend the sphere of that contingent knowledge which is acquired by experience.
n.
The seat of sensation; the nervous center or centers to which impressions from the external world must be conveyed before they can be perceived; the place where external impressions are localized, and transformed into sensations, prior to being reflected to other parts of the organism; hence, the whole nervous system, when animated, so far as it is susceptible of common or special sensations.
n.
The act of impregnating, or the state of being impregnated, in addition to a prior impregnation; superfetation.
n.
The transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge.
v. i.
To view subjects from certain premises given or assumed, and infer conclusions respecting them a priori.
a.
The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as, priority of application.
n.
The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
n.
One older in office, or whose entrance upon office was anterior to that of another; one prior in grade.
pl.
of Priory
n.
The state or office of prior; priorate.
n.
A religious house presided over by a prior or prioress; -- sometimes an offshoot of, an subordinate to, an abbey, and called also cell, and obedience. See Cell, 2.
n.
A lady superior of a priory of nuns, and next in dignity to an abbess.