noun🔗SharePriorA 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. "El prior del monasterio anunció el nuevo horario de las oraciones de la mañana.religionpersonessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePriorA chief magistrate in Italy."The prior of the monastery oversaw the daily life of the monks. "El prior del monasterio supervisaba la vida diaria de los monjes.politicsgovernmenthistorypersonessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAntecedente penal(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. "El oficial revisó el historial del sospechoso y encontró un antecedente penal por robo.policelawstateessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDistribución a prioriIn 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. "Antes de comenzar el examen de matemáticas, el profesor discutió la distribución a priori para los diferentes tipos de preguntas.statisticsmathessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAnterior, previoAdvance; previous; coming before."I had no prior knowledge you were coming."No tenía conocimiento previo de que vendrías.timepastessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAnterior, previoFormer, previous."His prior residence was smaller than his current one."Su residencia anterior era más pequeña que la actual.pasttimeessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗SharePreviamente, antesPreviously."The doctor had known three months prior."El médico lo sabía tres meses antes.timepastessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
