noun🔗SharePrieurA 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. "Le prieur du monastère a annoncé le nouvel horaire des prières du matin.religionpersonessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePrieurA chief magistrate in Italy."The prior of the monastery oversaw the daily life of the monks. "Le prieur du monastère supervisait la vie quotidienne des moines.politicsgovernmenthistorypersonessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAntécédent judiciaire(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. "L'officier a vérifié le casier du suspect et a trouvé un antécédent judiciaire pour vol.policelawstateessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDistribution 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. "Avant de commencer le test de mathématiques, le professeur a discuté de la distribution a priori pour les différents types de questions.statisticsmathessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAntérieur, précédentAdvance; previous; coming before."I had no prior knowledge you were coming."Je n'avais aucune connaissance préalable de votre venue.timepastessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAntérieur, précédentFormer, previous."His prior residence was smaller than his current one."Sa résidence antérieure était plus petite que sa résidence actuelle.pasttimeessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareAuparavant, précédemmentPreviously."The doctor had known three months prior."Le médecin le savait trois mois auparavant.timepastessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
