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adjective1) (already arranged for the same time: a prior engagement.) previo, anterior2) (more important: She gave up her job as she felt her family had a prior claim on her attention.) prioritario•- priority- prior to
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feminine - prioress; noun(the head of a priory.) prior; priora- priory
prior,-a m,f (hombre) prior (mujer) prioress ' prior' also found in these entries: Spanish: anterioridad - cita - octava - octavo - previa - previo - priora - antelación - anterior - avisar - aviso - víspera English: engagement - prior - warningtr['praɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 anterior, previo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLprior to antes deto have a prior claim on/to something tener prioridad sobre algo————————tr['praɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL prior nombre masculinoprior ['praɪər] adj1) : previo2)prior to : antes deadj.• anterior adj.• previo, -a adj.n.• anterior s.m.• prior s.m.
I 'praɪər, 'praɪə(r)adjective (before n) <knowledge/warning> previoI had a prior engagement — ya tenía un compromiso, tenía un compromiso previo
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noun prior m
I ['praɪǝ(r)]1. ADJ1) (=previous) previo•
to have a prior claim to or on sth/sb, there are others who have a prior claim on my time — hay otros a los que tengo que dedicar mi tiempo que tienen prioridad or están antesshe felt that her past connection with him gave her a prior claim to him — le parecía que su pasada relación le daba ciertos derechos sobre él
2) (=earlier) [week, month, year] anterior2.ADVfrmprior to sth — anterior or previo a algo
prior to (his) leaving he hid the money — antes de marchar, escondió el dinero
in the years prior to his death — en los años anteriores or previos a su muerte
prior to that day we had not met — antes de ese día no nos conocíamos, hasta ese día no nos conocimos
prior to this/that — antes de esto/eso
3.ADV (US) antes
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['praɪǝ(r)]N (Rel) prior m* * *
I ['praɪər, 'praɪə(r)]adjective (before n) <knowledge/warning> previoI had a prior engagement — ya tenía un compromiso, tenía un compromiso previo
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prior,-a m,f (hombre) prior (mujer) prioress
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Prioress — • A superioress in a monastic community for women Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prioress Prioress † … Catholic encyclopedia
Prioress — Pri or*ess, n. [OF. prioresse.] A lady superior of a priory of nuns, and next in dignity to an abbess. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prioress — c.1300, from M.L. priorissa (mid 12c.), from prior head of a priory of men (see PRIOR (Cf. prior) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
prioress — [prī′ər is] n. [ME prioresse < MFr < ML(Ec) priorissa: see PRIOR & ESS] 1. the woman head of a priory of nuns, etc. 2. in an abbey of nuns, the woman in charge next below the abbess … English World dictionary
prioress — UK [ˌpraɪəˈres] / US [ˈpraɪəˌrəs] noun [countable] Word forms prioress : singular prioress plural prioresses a woman who is in charge of a priory … English dictionary
prioress — [[t]pra͟ɪ͟əres[/t]] prioresses N COUNT; N TITLE A prioress is a nun who is in charge of a convent … English dictionary
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prioress — noun Date: 14th century a nun corresponding in rank to a prior … New Collegiate Dictionary
prioress — /pruy euhr is/, n. a woman holding a position corresponding to that of a prior, sometimes ranking next below an abbess. [1250 1300; ME prioresse < OF. See PRIOR2, ESS] Usage. See ess. * * * … Universalium