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Ecclesiastical title
Prior (or prioress) is an ecclesiastical title for a superior in some religious orders. The word is derived from the Latin for "earlier" or "first". The
Prior_(ecclesiastical)
Topics referred to by the same term
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
Confession), Confirmation (priests may administer this sacrament with prior ecclesiastical approval), and Anointing of the Sick. Only bishops can administer
Hierarchy of the Catholic Church
Hierarchy_of_the_Catholic_Church
Ecclesiastical profession
A rector is, in an ecclesiastical sense, a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations. In contrast, a vicar is also
Rector_(ecclesiastical)
German Protestant church body
1950s, the church body was transformed into an umbrella, after its prior ecclesiastical provinces had assumed independence in the late 1940s. Following the
Prussian_Union_of_Churches
Court having jurisdiction in Christian religious matters
In organized Christianity, an ecclesiastical court, also called court Christian or court spiritual, is any of certain non-adversarial courts conducted
Ecclesiastical_court
Type of territorial division within Christian churches
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity
Ecclesiastical_province
Variety of Latin used by churches
Ecclesiastical Latin, also called Church Latin or Liturgical Latin, is a form of Latin developed to discuss Christian thought in late antiquity and used
Ecclesiastical_Latin
Marian apparitions in Brazil
Cimbres Marian apparition is a series of visions of the Virgin Mary that occurred in 1936 and 1937 in Northeastern Brazil, in the Pernambuco state municipality
Cimbres_Marian_apparition
Bishop of Vienne
venerated as a saint. His primary contribution to ecclesiastical practice was the introduction of litanies prior to Ascension Day as an intercession against
Mamertus
Use of heraldry in the Christian church
Ecclesiastical heraldry refers to the use of heraldry within Christianity for dioceses, organisations and Christian clergy. Initially used to mark documents
Ecclesiastical_heraldry
Order or decoration conferred by a head of a church
An ecclesiastical decoration is an order or a decoration conferred by a head of a church. Jerusalem Pilgrim's Cross, established in 1901, conferred in
Ecclesiastical_decoration
Post-graduate academic degree in Theology and Philosophy with canonical right to lecture
Licentiate is the second cycle of ecclesiastical academic degrees conferred by pontifical universities and ecclesiastical faculties under the authority of
Licentiate_(canonical_degree)
8th-century Latin history of England by Bede
The Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Latin: Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum), written by Bede in about AD 731, is a history of the
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Ecclesiastical_History_of_the_English_People
Person given authority to hear cases in an ecclesiastical court
In ecclesiastical terminology, an auditor (from a Latin word meaning "hearer") is a person given authority to hear cases in an ecclesiastical court. In
Auditor_(ecclesiastical)
Formal style of address used for clergy
This is an index of religious honorifics from various religions. Ecclesiastical titles are the formal styles of address used for members of the Christian
List of religious titles and styles
List_of_religious_titles_and_styles
Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
patriarchal's election, he served as administrator of the Eritrean Church. Prior to the election of Basilos, the position of patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox
Abune_Basilos
Ecclesiastic title
Chancellor is an ecclesiastical title used by several quite distinct officials of some Christian churches. In some churches, the chancellor of a diocese
Chancellor_(ecclesiastical)
Irish Catholic Priest and founder of the Kinsale Regional Museum
113, Carmelite Priory Aylesford, Kent, May 1972, p. 1. Malachy Lynch was prior of the Aylesford Priory in England; he had been Master of Novices in the
Patrick_MacSwiney
Swiss Catholic prelate (born 1968)
Einsiedeln Abbey and Fahr Convent since 2013. Federer was formerly the prior and vicar general of Einsiedeln Abbey and the editor-in-chief of Salve,
Urban_Federer
Danish Roman Catholic bishop (1896–1997)
in Luxembourg and Rome, was ordained on 1 April 1933 and was appointed prior of the newly established abbey of San Girolamo in Rome in 1935. On 14 December
Johannes_Theodor_Suhr
George as the second leader of the diocese since its formation in 2017. Prior to his episcopal election, Jose George served as a senior presbyter within
Jose_George_(bishop)
Parish Church and Chapel for the said Parish. (Repealed by St. Pancras Ecclesiastical Regulation Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c. clx)) Basingstoke and Lobcombe
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1821
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1821
Bolivian prelate of the Catholic prelate
the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroico from 1997 to 2022. Prior to his post as diocesan bishop, he served as an auxiliary bishop in Coroico
Juan_Vargas_Aruquipa
2026 apostolic journey
Leo led a solemn Corpus Christi procession through the streets of Madrid. Prior to the procession, the pathways were adorned with flower petal tapestries
Visit by Pope Leo XIV to Spain
Visit_by_Pope_Leo_XIV_to_Spain
Ecclesiastical office
metropolitan archbishop of the ecclesiastical province. Metropolitan (arch)bishops preside over synods of the bishops of their ecclesiastical province, and canon
Metropolitan_bishop
An Act to remove Doubts as to the Legality of certain Assignments of Ecclesiastical Patronage. (Repealed by Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986 (No. 3))
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1846
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1846
Christian commemoration
sometimes called Ascension Sunday. The day of observance varies by ecclesiastical province in many Christian denominations, as with Lutherans and Catholics
Feast_of_the_Ascension
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Viris Ecclesiastic' seu aliis. Of the not taking undue Prises from Ecclesiastical Persons or others. The whole act. 3 Edw. 2. Statutum apud Staunford
Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872
Statute_Law_(Ireland)_Revision_Act_1872
Canadian Catholic cardinal (born 1971)
of the Archdiocese of Montreal in 1996. He studied at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome from 2006 to 2008 and then joined the diplomatic service
Frank_Leo
Members of the electoral college that elected the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
the Council of Princes by virtue of possessing territory or holding ecclesiastical position. The assent of both bodies was required for important decisions
Prince-elector
Catholic Church, an ecclesiastical judge (Latin: judex, or judex ecclesiasticus) is an ecclesiastical person who possesses ecclesiastical jurisdiction either
Ecclesiastical_judge
Italian Camaldolese monk, writer and prelate
Urban College Pope Gregory XVI Pope Pius VII Prelate Prior (ecclesiastical) Rector (ecclesiastical) Religious habit Roman Colleges Romuald San Gregorio
Placido_Zurla
of Thetford'. In 1424 the friars granted to William Curteys, Benedictine prior of Bury St Edmunds Abbey, and his brethren the use of the best chamber of
St_George's_Priory,_Thetford
Monastic house in Norfolk, England
Priory of St Pancras in Lewes arrived in 1104. Three years later, a new prior realized that the monastic site, surrounded by the houses of the burghers
Thetford_Priory
north courtyard, and numerous architectural carvings, all of which date prior to the early seventh century. Based on subsequent additions and repairs
Byzantine_churches_at_Sardis
Former friary in England, now a school
Thornham Parva. In 1424 the friars granted to William Curteys, Benedictine prior of Bury St Edmunds Abbey, and his brethren the use of the best chamber of
Blackfriars,_Thetford
History of the Tours city of France
Turonorum." 435 – Tours "affiliated to the Armorican confederation." Ecclesiastical province of Tours established. 461 – Religious Council of Tours held
Timeline_of_Tours
Prisons maintained by the Catholic Church
Ecclesiastical prisons were penal institutions maintained by the Catholic Church. At various times, they were used for the incarceration both of clergy
Ecclesiastical_prison
Social entity established to pursue a scholarly field or academic discipline
Dynasties heads of currently or formerly sovereign royal families Private Ecclesiastical Organisations Commercial (Self-styled order) By type Orders Order of
Learned_society
Portuguese presbyter who founded the parish of Gafanha da Nazaré (1873–1925)
lacking formal parish status and adequate ecclesiastical infrastructure. Upon assuming his chaplaincy, Prior Sardo immediately confronted a theological
João_Ferreira_Sardo
Monarchical state under the rule of a prince or princess
succession—by a prince of the church, styled more precisely according to his ecclesiastical rank, such as prince-bishop, prince-abbot or, especially as a form of
Principality
English prelate
of Cardinal Thomas Weld. He had schooling at Hodder Place, and attended Prior Park College, run by Augustine Baines. He then went to the Accademia dei
William_Clifford_(bishop)
Great Officer of State in the United Kingdom
lord chancellor must be consulted before appointments may be made to ecclesiastical courts. Indeed, judges of Consistory Courts, the Arches Court of Canterbury
Lord_Chancellor
Head of the Catholic Church since 2025
seminary, serving as prefect of studies, acting as a judge in the regional ecclesiastical court, and working in the parish ministry on the city's outskirts. From
Pope_Leo_XIV
Law promulgated by Carlos III of Navarra
previous September 8, took office. To understand the importance of this law, prior knowledge of the historical context in which it was promulgated is essential
Privilege_of_the_Union
Book of commonly used Gregorian chants
year—including more than two hundred pages for Holy Week alone—as practiced prior to the 1969 liturgical reforms of Pope Paul VI. The "usual book" or "common
Liber_Usualis
the Church of the Virgin Mary at Latakia began in 2019. The following ecclesiastical properties belong to the archdiocese: Cathedral of Saint Ephrem, Sulaymāniyya
Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo
Syriac_Orthodox_Archdiocese_of_Aleppo
of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem is a Catholic honorific lay order and ecclesiastical decoration established in 1979 by Patriarch Maximos V Hakim of the Melkite
Patriarchal Order of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem
Patriarchal_Order_of_the_Holy_Cross_of_Jerusalem
List of Latin terms used in legal terminology
for pain Solatium. prior tempore potior iure earlier in time, stronger in law (Scots law, civil law), usually translated as "prior in time, superior in
List_of_Latin_legal_terms
Former secretarial officers of the papacy
to prepare and expedite the Papal letters and writs for collation of ecclesiastical dignitaries and other matters of grave importance which were discussed
Abbreviator
English cricketer
proceeded to Ridley Hall, Cambridge prior to taking Holy Orders in the Church of England. He undertook his early ecclesiastical duties as curate at Havant, Having
Gilbert Jessop (cricketer, born 1906)
Gilbert_Jessop_(cricketer,_born_1906)
ordained after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon and began his ecclesiastical career as a Curate at Hornsea. In 1941 he became a Royal Naval Chaplain
Christopher_Prior
Anglican priest
Archives Ecclesiastical News: Appointments The Times(London, England), Tuesday, Sep 25, 1956; pg. 12; Issue 53645 Resignation Ecclesiastical News. The
William_Prior_(priest)
Oriental Orthodox archbishop (1927–2022)
2022) was the fifth Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Prior to the election of Qerlos, the position of patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox
Abune_Qerlos
Prince-Bishop of Schwerin
Meanwhile, Ulrik attended Sorø Academy, and in 1627 he was enfeoffed with the prior Schleswig-episcopally Schwabstedt manor and estates with its revenues, which
Ulrik_of_Denmark_(1611–1633)
Catherine de' Medici from the regency. Then the prohibition of any ecclesiastical person from place in the conseil privé and that Navarre be given the
Estates_General_of_1560–1561
Noble family
Contamine-sur-Arve and later prior of Sillingy and Contamine. He also served as an advocate at the Senate of Savoy [fr] and as prior of Sion. He was the godfather
La_Fléchère_family
Unit of the Anglican Church of Canada
The Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon is one of four ecclesiastical provinces in the Anglican Church of Canada. It was founded in
Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon
Ecclesiastical_Province_of_British_Columbia_and_Yukon
Church in Somerset, England
second. List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells Wikimedia Commons has media related to Holy Trinity, Ash Priors. "Church of the
Church of the Holy Trinity, Ash Priors
Church_of_the_Holy_Trinity,_Ash_Priors
English Benedictine monk (1901–1952)
Abbot of Nashdom in 1948. Dix was elected to the Convocation in 1945 and prior of his abbey in 1948. As a scholar, Dix worked primarily in the field of
Gregory_Dix
Italian Catholic cardinal and Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
death) Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals - 1854 to 1855 Grand prior of the Equestrian Order of St. John of Jerusalem - 1858 Ferretti died on
Gabriele_Ferretti
First-century Jewish preacher and religious leader
scholar Margaret M. Mitchell writes that, although Eusebius reports (Ecclesiastical History III 5.3) that the early Christians left Jerusalem for Pella
Jesus
Hungarian cleric
in the Diocese of Zagreb in 1269. Both Joachim and Seraphin entered ecclesiastical career under the patronage of their uncle Philip Türje. They attended
Seraphin_Zselizi
Aragonese prelate
itinerant see, with its de facto seat at the monastery of San Adrián de Sasave, prior to the election of García. In 1074, Bishop Sancho traveled to Rome to seek
García_Ramírez_(bishop)
Head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church since 2017
v t e Patriarchs of Alexandria Patriarchs prior to the Chalcedonian schism (43–451) Mark I the Evangelist (founder) Anianus Avilius Kedronos Primus Justus
Youssef_Absi
Country in Europe
the Free Imperial Cities were annexed by dynastic territories; the ecclesiastical territories were secularised and annexed. In 1806 the Imperium was dissolved;
Germany
Palestinian archbishop of the Greek Church
non-acceptable manner that is devoid of all human ethics and without any prior notification." Sharing his view as to the reasons for his arrest, he said
Theodosios_Hanna
Celebration honouring mothers
mother deity Rhea, the Roman festival of Hilaria, or the other Christian ecclesiastical Mothering Sunday celebration (associated with the image of Mother Church)
Mother's_Day
12th-century Catholic bishop
Englishman, attended the king at Acre in July 1160. Because Nazareth was an ecclesiastical lordship, Letard also had a seat in the High Court, but rarely participated
Letard_II
Dutch Catholic bishop
replaced by Gerard Johannes Nicolaas De Korte. Hurkmans is a former Grand Prior of the NetherlandsLieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Antonius Lambertus Maria Hurkmans
Antonius_Lambertus_Maria_Hurkmans
the 115th day of the year. The last ecclesiastical full moon preceding the Paschal did not occur until March 20; prior to March 21, the fixed date to which
List_of_dates_for_Easter
Catholic Holy See annual directory
first John XXIII as antipopes. Many churches try to obtain accurate ecclesiastical statistics by actively counting their congregants. The Annuario Pontificio
Annuario_Pontificio
Latvian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1955)
Engineering at the Riga Polytechnical Institute. He worked for 12 years prior to pursuing religious studies, first at a naval centre and then at a bank
Zbigņevs_Stankevičs
Art with religious subjects
number of artworks that are about or influenced by Daoism and Buddhism. Prior to the Han dynasty, the Chinese art hierarchy considered music as the highest
Religious_art
French nobleman and military commander (1564-1591)
Cardinal Guise's death in 1578, he inherited further ecclesiastical possessions. Despite his ecclesiastical holdings, Claude had a mistress, La Dame de Sainte-Beuve
Claude de Lorraine, chevalier d'Aumale
Claude_de_Lorraine,_chevalier_d'Aumale
South African cardinal archbishop of Cape Town (born 1956)
succeeding Archbishop-Emeritus Buti Joseph Tlhagale. Brislin is the Grand Prior of the Southern Africa Magistral Delegation of the Equestrian Order of the
Stephen_Brislin
Early medieval cultural group in Britain
ISBN 978-1-902937-62-5. Giles 1843a:72–73, Bede's Ecclesiastical History, Bk I, Ch 15. Giles 1843b:188–189, Bede's Ecclesiastical History, Bk V, Ch 9. Campbell, James
Anglo-Saxons
King of England from 1509 to 1547
not be misled so easily. Other missions concentrated on arranging an ecclesiastical court to meet in England, with a representative from Clement VII. Although
Henry_VIII
used his personal resources for that end. In 1855, in keeping with his ecclesiastical background, Collings gave land to the church for a new cemetery and
William_Thomas_Collings
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
Country in West Asia
the Jewish people and that land." ISBN 978-0-89236-800-6 Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History. 4:6.3-4 Cohn-Sherbok, Dan (1996). Atlas of Jewish History.
Israel
Surname list
secretary of the Holy Chapters and Assemblies of Castile, Manager of the Grand Prior of Castilla San Juan and The Most Reverend patron and master of the convent
Medrano
Reorganization of the Imperial Russian government following the 1905 revolution
abrogation of laws. Its four departments were: Legislative; Civil and Ecclesiastical Administration; State Economy; and Industry, Science and Commerce. Each
Russian_Constitution_of_1906
Spanish Catholic prelate
referenced below provides information on Añoveros' political activities prior to the July 1936 coup. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War his older brother
Antonio_Añoveros_Ataún
American Anglican bishop
announced that the two presentments against Bishop Ruch would advance to an ecclesiastical trial. The Ruch trial began in July 2025 on four charges: Habitual Neglect
Stewart_Ruch
Leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Egypt
Incumbent Tawadros II selected 18 November 2012 Location Country Egypt Ecclesiastical province Alexandria, Egypt, Pentapolis, Libya, Nubia, Sudan and all
Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church
Pope_of_the_Coptic_Orthodox_Church
Primate of Poland from 1759 to 1767
interrex in 1763–1764, after the death of King Augustus III of Poland and prior to the election of Stanisław August Poniatowski as king of the Polish–Lithuanian
Władysław Aleksander Łubieński
Władysław_Aleksander_Łubieński
Assistants, published by the Mathematical Association of America.) Ecclesiastical seminaries and churches often grant the titles Doctor of Divinity (D
Academic ranks in the United States
Academic_ranks_in_the_United_States
American Roman Catholic bishop (1923–2026)
Christi. He was installed on July 11, 1983. In 1985, he was named the Grand Prior of the newly-created Southwestern USA Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order
René_Henry_Gracida
p. 187. ISBN 978-0-14-310989-1. Widmer, Eric D. (1976). The Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Peking During the Eighteenth Century. Harvard East Asian
Wartime_sexual_violence
King of Spain (r. 1700–1724; 1724–1746)
Toledo, Primate of Spain and cardinal since 1735. In 1754, renounced his ecclesiastical titles and became Count of Chinchón. In 1776, he married morganatically
Philip_V_of_Spain
Christian belief
John (1880). "Augustine". The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. New York: Haper and Brothers. Sutton, Jerry (2012). "Anabaptism
Eternal_security
Hungarian Benedictine monk
Gymnasium. He served as its headmaster from 1950 to 1952. He was also appointed prior of the Pannonhalma Archabbey in 1952, i.e. the archabbot's first deputy
Norbert_Legányi
History of Palestinians
After the 630s most of the urban centers declined, which caused local ecclesiastical administrations to weaken or disappear altogether, leaving Christians
Origin_of_the_Palestinians
English historian
leading authority on the legend of Robin Hood as well as a scholar of ecclesiastical and Jewish history. He served as Professor of Medieval History at the
Barrie_Dobson
Christian church based in Rome
instituted the papacy upon giving the keys of Heaven to Saint Peter. His ecclesiastical jurisdiction is called the Holy See, or the Apostolic See (meaning the
Catholic_Church
Head of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025
idea of poverty against the luxury, pride, vanity of the civil and ecclesiastical powers of the time. He changed history." It was the first time that
Pope_Francis
Hungarian cleric
Karlsruhe Codex. Simultaneously with his studies, he received ecclesiastical benefice in Hungary. Prior to 21 January 1391, he was appointed a canon in the collegiate
Nicholas_of_Újvár
Texts regarded as part of the Bible
Didascalia are distinct from and should not be confused with other ecclesiastical documents known in the west by similar names. Religion portal Canon
Biblical_canon
PRIOR ECCLESIASTICAL
PRIOR ECCLESIASTICAL
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’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Iles.Hungarian (Illés) : from the old ecclesiastical name Illés, variant of Éliás, Hungarian form of Elijah.German : patronymic from the personal name Ille, one of several vernacular forms of Aegidius (see Giles).
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.
Boy/Male
English French
Servant of the priory.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Prior.
Boy/Male
American, British, English, French, Latin
Head of a Monastery
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : topographic name for someone who lived among birch trees, from a derivative of Middle Low German berke ‘birch’.Hungarian : from a pet form of the ecclesiastical names Bernát, Hungarian form of Bernhard, or Bertalan, Hungarian form of Bartholomew.English : variant spelling of Birks (see Birch).
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.
Boy/Male
Latin English
Head of a monastery.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant spelling of Prior.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Beautiful Prior
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker of ecclesiastical copes, from Old French chape (see Chapel).
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Latin
Servant of the Priory; Monastic Leader
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Beautiful; 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
English : variant spelling of Raby.Hungarian (Raby) : probably a pet form of the rare ecclesiastical name Rabán, from Latin Rabanus.Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Rabe.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English, Old French palmer, paumer (from palme, paume ‘palm tree’, Latin palma), a nickname for someone who had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Such pilgrims generally brought back a palm branch as proof that they had actually made the journey, but there was a vigorous trade in false souvenirs, and the term also came to be applied to a cleric who sold indulgences.Swedish (Palmér) : ornamental name formed with palm ‘palm tree’ + the suffix -ér, from Latin -erius ‘descendant of’.Irish : when not truly of English origin (see 1 above), a surname adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Maolfhoghmhair (see Milford) perhaps because they were from an ecclesiastical family.German : topographic name for someone living among pussy willows (see Palm 2).German : from the personal name Palm (see Palm 3).
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
He who Percedes; Antecedent; Prior; Superior; Chief
Boy/Male
French
Head of a priory.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Beautiful, Prior
PRIOR ECCLESIASTICAL
PRIOR ECCLESIASTICAL
Male
English
Pet form of English Moses, MOE means "drawn out."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Mrugnesh | மரகà¯à®¨à¯‡à®·
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Parsi, Tamil
Self Dependent; Royal Face
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Warrior
Female
Vietnamese
Northern Vietnamese unisex name CÀ means "the eldest; the first."
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Parsi, Tamil
The Sun God; Permanent; Gem Stone
Girl/Female
Hindu
The best
Boy/Male
English
Dweller at the Spring Farm
Girl/Female
Tamil
Only mine
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Energetic; Adventurous; Daring ,freedom-loving
PRIOR ECCLESIASTICAL
PRIOR ECCLESIASTICAL
PRIOR ECCLESIASTICAL
PRIOR ECCLESIASTICAL
PRIOR ECCLESIASTICAL
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.
a.
The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in dignity.
n.
Preoccupation; prior possession.
n.
One who holds a prior to purchase certain public land.
pl.
of Priory
n.
Same as Trier, 2 and 3.
n.
The chamber of an abbot, prior, or head of a college.
n.
Prior knowledge.
n.
An a priori principle.
a.
Prior to Adam.
a.
More remote in previous time or prior order.
n.
The quality of being innate in the mind, or prior to experience; a priori reasoning.
n.
One who pries; one who inquires narrowly and searches, or is inquisitive.
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.
Prior to the glacial or drift period.
a.
Prior; earlier; former.
n.
The state or office of prior; priorate.
n.
The dignity, office, or government, of a prior.
n.
The vicegerent of a prior; a claustral officer who assists the prior.