形容词

副词

1. 先前的；在前的；在先的
You use prior to indicate that something has already happened, or must happen, before another event takes place.

2. （所有权、责任）更重要的，优先的
A prior claim or duty is more important than other claims or duties and needs to be dealt with first.

3. 小修道院院长；大修道院副院长
A prior is a monk who is in charge of a priory or a monk who is the second most important person in a monastery.

4. 在…之前；先于
If something happens prior to a particular time or event, it happens before that time or event.

1. the head of a religious order
in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot