priorly

 [prahy-er]  

pri·or

1   [prahy-er]
adjective
1.
preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous: A prior agreement prevents me from accepting this.
2.
preceding in importance or privilege.
noun
3.
Informal. a prior conviction.

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Idiom
4.
prior to, preceding; before: Prior to that time, buffalo had roamed the Great Plains in tremendous numbers.
Origin:
1705–15; < Latin: former, elder, superior (adj.), before (adv.); akin to prime, pre-

Related forms
pri·or·ly, adverb

Synonyms
1. anterior, antecedent.

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