prior
Preceding in sequence
Prior means coming before in time, order, or importance: a prior engagement, prior experience required.
Without prior notice means without advance warning.
As a noun, a prior is a ranking monk in certain religious orders, below an abbot.
In American legal slang, a prior is a previous criminal conviction: The defendant has two priors.
Occurring before another
- precedingComing before in order
- formerPreviously holding a position
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- beforehandIn advance
advance · preliminary · preparatory · pre-existing · anterior · precondition · prerequisite · prequel
Cloistered religious devotee
- abbotMonastery's chief cleric
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- abbessFemale monastic leader
- conventReligious sisters' dwelling
cloister · monastic · friar · superior · ecclesiastical · Benedictine · Dominican · Augustinian
Ordered position assignment
- seniorityRank from length of service
- primacyCondition of being foremost
- preeminenceSuperior status above others
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
preference · privilege · ascendancy · dominance · supremacy · hierarchy · order · sequence
Of supreme significance
- principalChief school administrator
- chiefTop-ranking leader
- foremostHighest in importance
- mainChief or primary element
central · key · dominant · preeminent · superior · leading · top · essential
Prior-to-posterior probability approach
- posteriorRear or later
- likelihoodChance something will occur
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- distributionAllocation across recipients
belief · assumption · expectation · hypothesis · inference · estimation · model · updating
Confined facility resident
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
- criminalPerson who breaks laws
- offenderOne who breaks rules
ex-convict · record · sentence · parole · probation · recidivist · rehabilitation · incarcerated
previous
Occurring before another
- precedingComing before in order
- formerPreviously holding a position
- antecedentSomething that precedes
beforehand · advance · preliminary · preparatory · pre-existing · anterior · precondition · prerequisite · prequel · foregoing
monk
Cloistered religious devotee
convent · cloister · monastic · friar · superior · ecclesiastical · Benedictine · Dominican · Augustinian · mendicant
ranking
Ordered position assignment
- seniorityRank from length of service
- primacyCondition of being foremost
- preeminenceSuperior status above others
superiority · preference · privilege · ascendancy · dominance · supremacy · hierarchy · order · sequence · antecedence
paramount
Of supreme significance
main · central · key · dominant · preeminent · superior · leading · top · essential · predominant
Bayesian
Prior-to-posterior probability approach
- posteriorRear or later
- likelihoodChance something will occur
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
distribution · belief · assumption · expectation · hypothesis · inference · estimation · model · updating · credence
inmate
Confined facility resident
offender · ex-convict · record · sentence · parole · probation · recidivist · rehabilitation · incarcerated · correctional
priorsubsequent
Occurring after something else
following · later · after · ensuing · succeeding
- prime timeEvening TV's busiest window
- top priorityMost important item
- primary colorsUnmixable base pigments
- primary schoolEarly childhood education institution
- prime ministerLeader of a parliamentary state
- prime ribBone-in beef roast
prime, primary, priority, prioritize, primordial, priory, priorities, prioress, priors