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121 priores
prĭor and prĭus (old form also in neutr. prior, Val. Antias and Quadrig. ap. Prisc. p. 767), ōris, adj. comp. [from obsol. prep. pri; v. primus init. ], former, previous, prior, freq. to be translated first; cf. superior; Cicero nearly always uses prior, opp. to posterior, in time; superior in sense of former, in gen. relation to the present, when no other time is expressed; v. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 921 sq.I.Lit.:2. B.ita priori posterius, posteriori superius non jungitur,
Cic. Ac. 2, 14, 44:me quaestorem in primis, aedilem priorem, praetorem primum populus Romanus faciebat,
id. Pis. 1, 2:qui prior has angustias occupaverit,
first, Caes. B. C. 1, 66:prior proelio lacessere,
id. ib. 1, 82:etsi utrique primas, priores tamen libenter deferunt Laelio,
Cic. Brut. 21, 84:priore loco causam dicere,
first, id. Quint. 9, 32:priore aestate,
in the former summer, last summer, id. Fam. 1, 9, 24:priore nocte,
id. Cat. 1, 4, 8:factum est enim meā culpā, ut priore anno non succederetur,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 2:prioribus comitiis,
id. Planc. 22, 54:priore anno,
the year before, Liv. 3, 9, 7; 3, 10, 14; 4, 56, 5:prioris anni consules,
id. 4, 13, 10; 4, 17, 9:Dionysius prior,
the elder, Nep. Dion, 1, 3:vinum,
of last year, Plin. 14, 19, 24, § 120:priore libro,
in the previous book, Col. 4, 22, 9:pedes,
the forefeet, Nep. Eum. 5, 5; Plin. 8, 45, 70, § 181:canities homini semper a priori parte capitis, tum deinde ab aversā,
the forepart, Plin. 11, 37, 47, § 131.—Pleon.:cum prior Romanus exercitus praevenisset,
Liv. 9, 23, 2:prius praecepta res erat,
id. 21, 32, 7; cf. id. 9, 23, 2.— Old neutr. prior: hoc senatusconsultum prior factum est, Val. Antias ap. Prisc. p. 767 P.:prior bellum, Quadrig. ib.: foedus prior,
id. ib. (cf.: bellum Punicum posterior, Cass. Hem. ib.).—Subst.: prĭōres, um, m., forefathers, ancestors, the ancients ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):II.abiturus illuc, quo priores abierunt,
Phaedr. 4, 18, 16:nomen dixere priores Ortygiam,
Verg. A. 3, 693:nec ingeniis investigata priorum,
Ov. M. 15, 146; 332:priores tradiderunt,
Col. 1, 4, 3:nostri,
Plin. Ep. 3, 4:more priorum,
Ov. M. 10, 218; Sen. Ep. 52, 2.—Trop., better, superior, preferable, more excellent or important (not in Cic. and Cæs.):A. 1.bellante prior,
Hor. C. S. 51:color puniceae flore prior rosae,
id. C. 4, 10, 4; Ov. H. 18, 69:ut nemo haberetur prior,
Liv. 27, 8:aetate et sapientiā,
Sall. J. 10, 7:consilio et manu,
id. ib. 96, 3:neque prius, neque antiquius quidquam habuit, quam, etc.,
Vell. 2, 52, 4.—Esp. with potior:potius quanto prius potiusque est Philippum nobis conjungere quam hos,
Vell. 36, 7, 6:nulla (res) prior potiorque visa est,
id. 8, 29, 2:nihil prius nec potius visum,
id. 39, 47, 4: unus Plinius est mihi priores, i. e. worth more than they all, Sent. Augur. ap. Plin. Ep. 4, 27, 4:artium multitudine prior omnibus, eloquentiā nulli secundus,
App. Flor. 2, p. 346.—Hence, adv. comp.: prĭus.Alone:2.quem fuit aequius, ut prius introieram in vitam, sic prius exire de vitā,
Cic. Lael. 4, 15:regem prius Europā, post et Asiā, expellere,
Liv. 37, 52, 4:ut vos prius experti estis, nunc Antiochus experitur,
id. 36, 17, 8; so,prius... nunc,
Verg. G. 3, 362:prius... tum,
Cato, R. R. 135; Liv. 34, 55, 5:prius.... postea,
id. 29, 12, 11.—With quam, and often joined in one word, priusquam.(α).Before that, before:(β).prius quam lucet, assunt,
before dawn, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 115:prius illi erimus quam tu,
id. Ps. 2, 4, 68:prius quam plane aspexit ilico eum esse dixit,
id. Rud. 4, 4, 87:nihil prius mihi faciendum putavi, quam ut, etc.,
Cic. Att. 4, 1, 1:cui prius quam de ceteris rebus respondeo, de amicitiā pauca dicam,
before, id. Phil. 2, 1, 3:quod ego, prius quam loqui coepisti, sensi,
id. Vatin. 2, 4:neque prius fugere destiterunt, quam ad flumen Rhenum pervenerunt,
Caes. B. G. 1, 53:quid potius faciam, prius quam me dormitum conferam, non reperio,
Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 1:priusquam aggrediar, etc.,
id. Balb. 7, 18:prius quam ad portam venias,
Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 44.—Sooner, rather:B.Aegyptii quamvis carnificinam prius subierint, quam ibin aut aspidem violent,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 78; id. Lig. 12, 34; Caes. B. C. 3, 1.—Sometimes in an inverted order:ad hoc genus hominum duravi, quam prius me ad plures penetravi,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 13; Prop. 2, 14, 11 (3, 10, 10); v. Zumpt, Gram. § 576.—In gen., formerly, in former times ( poet.), Cat. 51, 13:sed haec prius fuere: nunc, etc.,
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122 peddler
tr['pedləSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL→ link=pedlar pedlar{2 (drug pusher) traficante nombre masulino o femenino de drogaspeddler ['pɛdlər] n: vendedor m, -dora f ambulante; mercachifle mn.• buhonero, -era s.m.,f.• mercachifle s.m.• vendedor ambulante s.m.'pedlər, 'pedlə(r)noun vendedor, -dora ambulante m,f, mercachifle mf (pey); ( in former times) buhonero m['pedlǝ(r)]N (US) = pedlar, drug 3.* * *['pedlər, 'pedlə(r)]noun vendedor, -dora ambulante m,f, mercachifle mf (pey); ( in former times) buhonero m -
123 fordums
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124 cavalier
[kævə'liə](in former times, a horseman or knight.) ridder* * *[kævə'liə](in former times, a horseman or knight.) ridder -
125 galleon
['ɡæliən](in former times, a large, usually Spanish, sailing-ship.) galeon* * *['ɡæliən](in former times, a large, usually Spanish, sailing-ship.) galeon -
126 galley
['ɡæli]1) (in former times, a long low ship with one deck, moved by oars (and often sails).) galej2) (a ship's kitchen.) kabys* * *['ɡæli]1) (in former times, a long low ship with one deck, moved by oars (and often sails).) galej2) (a ship's kitchen.) kabys -
127 inn
[in]1) (a name given to some small hotels or public houses especially in villages or the countryside.) gæstgiveri2) (in former times, a house providing food and lodging for travellers.) kro•* * *[in]1) (a name given to some small hotels or public houses especially in villages or the countryside.) gæstgiveri2) (in former times, a house providing food and lodging for travellers.) kro• -
128 jester
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