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A high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot.

A chief magistrate in Italy.

(law enforcement) A previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone's record.

In Bayesian inference, a prior probability distribution, one based on information or belief before additional data is collected.

Advance; previous; coming before.

Example: I had no prior knowledge you were coming.

Former, previous.

Example: His prior residence was smaller than his current one.

Previously.

Example: The doctor had known three months prior.