nounπShareA high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot."The prior of the monastery announced the new schedule for morning prayers. "religionpersonessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA chief magistrate in Italy."The prior of the monastery oversaw the daily life of the monks. "politicsgovernmenthistorypersonessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(law enforcement) A previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone's record."The officer checked the suspect's record and found a prior arrest for theft. "policelawstateessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareIn Bayesian inference, a prior probability distribution, one based on information or belief before additional data is collected."Before starting the math test, the teacher discussed the prior probability distribution for the different question types. "statisticsmathessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareAdvance; previous; coming before."I had no prior knowledge you were coming."timepastessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareFormer, previous."His prior residence was smaller than his current one."pasttimeessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverbπSharePreviously."The doctor had known three months prior."timepastessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
