prior

prior is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Preceding in the order of time; former; antecedent; anterior; previous; as, a prior discovery; prior obligation; -- used elliptically in cases like the following: he lived alone [in the time] prior to his marriage. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Preceding in the order of time; former; antecedent; anterior; previous; as, a prior discovery; prior obligation; -- used elliptically in cases like the following: he lived alone [in the time] prior to his marriage.
2. adjective. The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in dignity.
3. noun. the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
4. adjective. earlier in time

   Synonyms: anterior

Synonyms

anterior

Common word forms

priors, prioral, priorly, priority

Words from these letters

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