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Look up prior in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The term prior may refer to: Prior (ecclesiastical), the head of a priory (monastery) Prior convictions
Prior
Ecclesiastical title
houses (prior provincial), or the entire order (prior general). Its earlier generic usage referred to any monastic superior. In abbeys, a prior would be
Prior_(ecclesiastical)
Evaluating outside-classroom knowledge
Recognition of prior learning (RPL), prior learning assessment (PLA), or prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) describes a process used by
Recognition_of_prior_learning
Distribution of an uncertain quantity
A prior probability distribution (often simply called the prior probability, prior distribution, or prior) of an uncertain quantity is its assumed probability
Prior_probability
American baseball player and coach (born 1980)
Mark William Prior (born September 7, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach. A onetime top prospect of the Chicago
Mark_Prior
English Celtic harpist and author
Hazel Prior (born in Oxford, England) is a Celtic harpist and the author of five bestselling novels. Her books have wildlife and environmental themes
Hazel_Prior
English folk rock singer (born 1947)
Madeleine Edith Prior (born 14 August 1947) is an English folk rock singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span. She was born in Blackpool
Maddy_Prior
Billy Prior is a fictional character in Pat Barker's Regeneration Trilogy of novels set during World War I. Prior, often called by his second name, is
Billy_Prior
British composer and conductor (born 1992)
Alexander Prior (born 5 October 1992) is a British composer and conductor who is the music director of the Eugene Symphony. He studied from the age of
Alex_Prior
Surname list
Prior is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alex Prior (born 1992), Russian child prodigy composer Alfredo Prior (1952–2024), Argentine
Prior_(surname)
Norwegian radio manufacturing company
Prior Radiofabrikk was a radio manufacturing company in Oslo, Norway. It was established in 1949, and was owned and run by the cooperative Norges Kooperative
Prior_Radiofabrikk
Malawian-English Anglican bishop (born 1973)
Esther Tamisa Prior (born 1973) is a Malawian Anglican bishop in England. Since 2025, she has served as Bishop of Aston, a suffragan bishop in the Church
Esther_Prior
2022 Iranian drama film directed by Behrouz Shoaybi
No Prior Appointment (Persian title: Bedoun-e Gharar-e Ghabli/Bedoone Gharare Ghabli, Persian: بدون قرار قبلی) is a 2022 Iranian drama film directed by
No_Prior_Appointment
Topics referred to by the same term
Prior information may refer to Prior probability A prior information notice (PIN) issued in advance of procurement actions for the purposes of government
Prior_information
English actor (born 1990)
Christopher Thomas Prior (born December 1990) is an English actor, known for his lead role as Sergey in the British-Estonian historical romantic drama
Tom_Prior
English cricketer (born 1982)
Matthew James Prior (born 26 February 1982) is a South African-born English former cricketer, who played for England in Test cricket and for Sussex County
Matt_Prior
Concept in probability theory
probability distribution family as the prior probability distribution p ( θ ) {\displaystyle p(\theta )} , the prior and posterior are then called conjugate
Conjugate_prior
Concept in patent law
Prior art (also known as state of the art or background art) is a concept in patent law used to determine the patentability of an invention, in particular
Prior_art
One of the ranks of Roman centurions
Princeps prior was a high-ranking Roman centurion and a member of the legion. Each of the ten cohorts that made up a legion had at its head the rank of
Princeps_prior
English actress (1929–2023)
Patricia Prior (9 February 1929 – 12 June 2023) was an English actress. Best known for playing Mrs. Gibson in The Onedin Line, she also appeared in the
Patricia_Prior
The Prior of Perth was the head of Perth Charterhouse, the Carthusian monastic house located near Perth. It was founded in 1429, and finally suppressed
Prior_of_Perth
Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Prior is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States. The community is located on Missouri Route 95, just north of the intersection
Prior,_Missouri
American comedian and actor (1940–2005)
he married on September 22, 1977. They dated on and off for four years prior to their marriage. They separated in January 1978, and their divorce was
Richard_Pryor
The Prior of Pluscarden (later Commendator of Pluscarden) was the head of the monastic community and lands of Pluscarden Priory, Moray, Scotland. The
Prior_of_Pluscarden
The Prior of Canonbie was the head of the Augustinian monastic community of Canonbie Priory, in Dumfries and Galloway. The priors are badly documented
Prior_of_Canonbie
British politician (1927–2016)
James Michael Leathes Prior, Baron Prior, PC (11 October 1927 – 12 December 2016) was a British Conservative Party politician. A Member of Parliament from
Jim_Prior
Process in American health insurance
Prior authorization, or preauthorization, is a utilization management process used by some health insurance companies in the United States to determine
Prior_authorization
Australian soprano and actress
Marina Prior AM (born 18 October 1963) is an Australian soprano and actress with a career mainly in musical theatre. From 1990 to 1993, she starred as
Marina_Prior
Australian actress
Susan Prior is an Australian actress, who has worked extensively in film, television and theatre. Prior attended a high school that specialised in music
Susan_Prior
British photographer (born 1958)
Colin Prior (born 1958 in Milngavie, Glasgow), is a landscape photographer. Prior takes panoramic landscape photographs of Scotland and around the world
Colin_Prior
Suppressing certain types of information before the fact
Prior restraint (also referred to as prior censorship or pre-publication censorship) is censorship imposed, usually by a government or institution, on
Prior_restraint
Canadian swimmer
Dorothy Prior, later Shute, (13 October 1911 – 14 June 1997) was a Canadian breaststroke swimmer. She competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932
Dorothy_Prior
Topics referred to by the same term
Prior may refer to: Ian Prior (cricketer) (1930–2007), English cricketer Ian Prior (rugby union) (born 1990), Australian rugby union player Ian Prior
Ian_Prior
Roman Catholic Church title
The Prior of Coldingham was the head of the Benedictine monastic community of Coldingham Priory in Berwickshire, Scotland. The priory was founded during
Prior_of_Coldingham
Type of probability distribution used in statistics
In statistics, the g-prior is an objective prior for the regression coefficients of a multiple regression. It was introduced by Arnold Zellner. It is
G-prior
Material reviewed before publication
Prior review occurs when executive persons read and review materials before they have been made available to the public. Prior review is distinct from
Prior_review
English TV scriptwriter and novelist (1922–2006)
Allan Prior (13 January 1922, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, – 1 June 2006) was an English television scriptwriter and novelist, who wrote over
Allan_Prior
The Prior of Fogo was the head of the Tironensian monastic community and lands of Fogo Priory, Roxburghshire, founded sometime between 1253 and 1297.
Prior_of_Fogo
British publishing executive (born 1966)
Joanna Melancy Lyndon Prior (born February 1966) is a senior British publishing executive who has served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pan Macmillan
Joanna_Prior
Australian businessman
David Prior is an Australian businessman who became notable in the yoghurt business. He built up the yoghurt brand five:am from scratch in 2009, and sold
David_Prior_(entrepreneur)
The Prior of Oronsay was the Religious Superior of Oronsay Priory, a community of canons regular on the island of Oronsay, Inner Hebrides, off the coast
Prior_of_Oronsay
English footballer (born 2004)
Prior previously played on dual registration for National League North side Burnley. Prior began her youth career with Avro under-7s girl team, prior
Gracie_Prior
Australian rules footballer
Jaxon Prior (born 4 June 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football
Jaxon_Prior
Grade I listed Palladian building in south west England
Prior Park is a Neo-Palladian house that was designed by John Wood, the Elder, and built in the 1730s and 1740s for Ralph Allen on a hill overlooking
Prior_Park
Swiss Ghanaian/Togolese origin (born 1976)
Mabelle Prior (born March 17, 1976) is a Swiss Ghanaian/Togolese former broadcast journalist and producer of women's and children's programmes in the
Mabelle_Prior
and its subsequent film adaptation, The Divergent Series. Beatrice "Tris" Prior is the viewpoint character in Divergent and Insurgent, and shares the viewpoint
List_of_Divergent_characters
British illustrator and war correspondent
Melton Prior (12 September 1845 – 2 November 1910), was an English artist and war correspondent for The Illustrated London News from the early 1870s until
Melton_Prior
Extinct species of gastropod
Bathytoma prior is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae. This extinct marine species is endemic to New
Bathytoma_prior
The Prior of St Andrews was the head of the property and community of Augustinian canons of St Andrews Cathedral Priory, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. It
Prior_of_St_Andrews
second or third known prior. As most of the priors of Whithorn appear to be native Galwegian Gaels, it would appear that most priors before the 16th century
Prior_of_Whithorn
Irish footballer (born 1999)
Cody Patrick James Prior (born 28 October 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who is a free agent, last playing as a midfielder for League One club
Cody_Prior
The Prior of Beauly (later Commendator of Beauly) was the head of the Valliscaulian monastic community and lands of Beauly Priory, Beauly, Inverness-shire
Prior_of_Beauly
British manufacturer of optical microscopes
Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. was established in London in 1919 as a manufacturer of optical microscopes. It is the last traditional microscope manufacturer
Prior_Scientific
English actor
Herbert Prior (2 July 1867 – 3 October 1954) was an English silent film actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1908 and 1934. He was born in
Herbert_Prior
Commander Redvers Michael Prior, DSO, DSC, (29 September 1893 - 4 November 1964) was a Conservative Member of Parliament, representing Birmingham Aston
Redvers_Prior
English footballer
Jason Christopher Prior (born 20 December 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Isthmian League South Central Division club AFC Portchester. He
Jason_Prior
The Prior of Blantyre (later Commendator of Blantyre) was the head of the medieval community of Augustinian canons based at Blantyre Priory (in modern
Prior_of_Blantyre
Aldwin was an Anglo-Saxon prior. Originally prior at Winchcombe, he wished to resurrect the monasteries of the Bedeian Northumbrian golden age, and refounded
Aldwin_(prior)
Topics referred to by the same term
Lord Prior may refer to: Jim Prior, Baron Prior (1927–2016), British politician and peer David Prior, Baron Prior of Brampton (born 1954), British peer
Lord_Prior
Christianity portal Christopher Prior, CB (2 July 1912 – 14 September 2004) was an eminent Anglican priest: Chaplain of the Fleet from 1966 to 1969 and
Christopher_Prior
The Prior of Restenneth (later Commendator of Restenneth) was the head of the Augustinian canons of Restenneth Priory, Angus. The following is a list
Prior_of_Restenneth
Work of Aristotle pertaining to logic
The Prior Analytics (Ancient Greek: Ἀναλυτικὰ Πρότερα; Latin: Analytica Priora) is a work by Aristotle on reasoning, known as syllogistic, composed around
Prior_Analytics
American director, screenwriter, producer, and editor
David Prior (born January 6, 1969) is an American filmmaker, best known for his work on the cult horror film The Empty Man, and television series such
David_Prior_(director)
Disputed king of Portugal in 1580
António, Prior of Crato (Anglicized: Anthony,European Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔni.u, ɐ̃ˈtɔnju]; 1531 – 26 August 1595), sometimes called "The Determined"
António,_Prior_of_Crato
Irish theologian and anti-Zionist (1942–2004)
Michael Prior, CM (15 March 1942 – 21 July 2004) was a priest of the Congregation of the Mission, professor of biblical theology at Saint Mary's College
Michael_Prior_(theologian)
Former chairman of NHS England and life peer
David Gifford Leathes Prior, Baron Prior of Brampton (born 3 December 1954) is the former chairman of NHS England and chairman of University College Hospital
David Prior, Baron Prior of Brampton
David_Prior,_Baron_Prior_of_Brampton
1975 high profile child murder in Quebec, Canada
Sharron Prior was a high-profile child murder that occurred in Pointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Sharron Prior, a 16-year-old
Murder_of_Sharron_Prior
Logician and philosopher (1914–1969)
Arthur Norman Prior (4 December 1914 – 6 October 1969), usually cited as A. N. Prior, was a New Zealand–born logician and philosopher. Prior (1957) founded
Arthur_Prior
American baseball player
Robert A. Prior (September 18, 1891 – death unknown) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1910s. A native of Scipio, Indiana, Prior made his Negro
Robert_Prior
Danish general
William Wain Prior (18 July 1876 – 9 March 1946) was a Danish Lieutenant general and the Chief of the Royal Danish Army from 1939 to 1941. Following the
William_Wain_Prior
City in Minnesota, United States
Prior Lake is an exurban city 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Minneapolis, next to Savage and Shakopee in Scott County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Surrounding
Prior_Lake,_Minnesota
Non-informative prior distribution
In Bayesian statistics, the Jeffreys prior is a non-informative prior distribution for a parameter space. Named after Sir Harold Jeffreys, its density
Jeffreys_prior
Village in Devon, England
Shaugh Prior is a village and civil parish on the south-western side of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England. It is situated about 8 miles north-east
Shaugh_Prior
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Swaffham Prior is a small village in East Cambridgeshire, England. Lying 5 miles west of Newmarket, and two miles south west of Burwell, the village is
Swaffham_Prior
New Zealand dancer and choreographer
Loughlan Prior is a dancer and choreographer. He creates theatre, film and multimedia projects, and has had his work presented in New Zealand, Australia
Loughlan_Prior
Canadian broadcaster (born 1944)
Prior Smith (born 1944) is a retired Canadian broadcaster who owned and operated the network radio program Canada Calling and, for 35 years, produced
Prior_Smith
Topics referred to by the same term
William Prior may refer to: William Wain Prior (1876–1946), Danish general William Prior (priest) (1883–1969), Anglican priest William Matthew Prior (1806–1873)
William_Prior
GB international rugby league footballer
Bernard Prior (12 May 1934 – 17 June 2012) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s
Bernard_Prior
Topics referred to by the same term
Ted Prior may refer to: Ted Prior (actor) (born 1959), actor, writer and producer for some television series Ted Prior (writer), writer of Australian children's
Ted_Prior
Topics referred to by the same term
Stoke Prior may refer to: Stoke Prior, Herefordshire Stoke Prior, Worcestershire This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations
Stoke_Prior
American film director
David A. Prior (October 24, 1955 – August 16, 2015) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. Prior started his career with the horror film
David_A._Prior
The Prior of Urquhart was the head of the Benedictine monastic community of Urquhart Priory in Moray. The Priory of Urquhart was merged with the Priory
Prior_of_Urquhart
International football delegation
present at the World Cup, with 17 appearances out of the 23 tournaments. Prior to their win in 2010, Spain's best World Cup result was a fourth-place finish
Spain_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup
The Prior of the Caporioni (Italian - Priore dei Caporioni; Latin - cap. reg. urbis priore) was the caporione or capo rione of rione I of late medieval
Prior_of_the_Caporioni
Danish book dealer and publisher
Vilhelm Prior (10 April 1835 - 20 May 1910) was a Danish book dealer and publisher. He was awarded the title book dealer to the Greek court in 1876 and
Vilhelm_Prior
English footballer (born 1971)
Spencer Justin Prior (born 22 April 1971) is an English football coach and former professional footballer. He was most recently manager of Papua New Guinea
Spencer_Prior
Australian psychologist and autism researcher (1937–2020)
Scholia has a profile for Margot Prior (Q99887361). Margot Ruth Prior AO FASSA (24 March 1937 – 24 August 2020) was an Australian psychologist, educator
Margot_Prior
Australian-Zimbabwean rugby union player
Ian Prior (born 21 August 1990) is an Australian-born Zimbabwe international rugby union player who previously played for the Western Force in Super Rugby
Ian_Prior_(rugby_union)
intervention, the extent to which the alleged hijackers were under surveillance prior to the attacks, and whether Israeli Mossad or the Pakistani Inter-Services
September 11 attacks advance-knowledge conspiracy theories
September_11_attacks_advance-knowledge_conspiracy_theories
Public school in Bath, Somerset, England
Prior Park College is a co-educational public school for both boarding and day pupils in Bath, south-west England. Its main building, Prior Park, stands
Prior_Park_College
American football player (born 1989)
235 yards and two touchdowns before being released on October 20, 2018. Prior to his release, Pryor had been dealing with a groin injury. On October 30
Terrelle_Pryor
School in Raphoe, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland
The Royal and Prior School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in Raphoe, County Donegal. It was one of a number of 'free schools' created
Royal_and_Prior_School
American painter
Sarah Bryant Prior, William Matthew Prior was born in Bath, Massachusetts (it would become part of Maine in 1820) on May 16, 1806. Prior completed his
William_Matthew_Prior
Australian rules footballer
Doug Prior (born 5 November 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Holmesby,
Doug_Prior
Italian footballer (1934–2021)
Attilio Prior (18 October 1934 – 10 July 2021) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder. Prior played in Serie B with Lanerossi Vicenza in
Attilio_Prior
Religious houses that are presided over by a prior or prioress
is a monastery of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. They are found in the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, and
Priory
French footballer (born 1995)
Jérôme Prior (born 8 August 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Championship club Livingston. In 2012, Prior made
Jérôme_Prior
English-born Australian soccer player
Natasha Prior (/ˈpraɪər/ PRY-er; born 20 January 1998) is a professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for A-League Women club Newcastle Jets
Natasha_Prior
Australian architect
Sidney William Prior (1894–1952) was an architect in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He designed the heritage-listed Redcliffe Town Council Chambers
Sidney_William_Prior
2020 horror film by David Prior
2020 supernatural horror film directed, written, and co-edited by David Prior in his feature directorial debut, based on Cullen Bunn and Vanesa R. Del
The_Empty_Man_(film)
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Surname or Lastname
English (Cumbria and Lancashire)
English (Cumbria and Lancashire) : habitational name for someone from Cartmel in Cumbria (formerly in Lancashire), the site of a famous priory, inland from Cartmel Sands. The place name is derived from Old Norse kartr ‘rocky ground’ + melr ‘sandbank’.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant spelling of Prior.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the places so called. In over thirty instances from many different areas, the name is from Old English midel ‘middle’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. However, Middleton on the Hill near Leominster in Herefordshire appears in Domesday Book as Miceltune, the first element clearly being Old English micel ‘large’, ‘great’. Middleton Baggot and Middleton Priors in Shropshire have early spellings that suggest gem̄ðhyll (from gem̄ð ‘confluence’ + hyll ‘hill’) + tūn as the origin.A Scottish family of this name derives it from lands at Middleto(u)n near Kincardine. The Scottish physician Peter Middleton practiced in New York City after 1752 and was one of the founders of the medical school at King's College (now Columbia University) in 1767. One of the earliest of the Charleston, SC, Middleton family of prominent legislators was Arthur Middleton, born in Charleston in 1681.
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English
Temple-town. This surname refers to medieval priories and settlements of the military religious...
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Midlands)
English (mainly East Midlands) : habitational name from a lost minor place name, Pophall in Linchmere, Sussex, or from Pophills in Salford Priors, Warwickshire.
Boy/Male
Latin English
Head of a monastery.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
He who Percedes; Antecedent; Prior; Superior; Chief
Boy/Male
English French
Servant of the priory.
Boy/Male
English
Temple-town. This surname refers to medieval priories and settlements of the military religious...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Prior.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Prior.Americanized form of some like-sounding Jewish surname.
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Hindu
Priority
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Tamil
Priority
Boy/Male
French
Head of a priory.
Girl/Female
English Latin
Reference to medieval priories and settlements of the military religious order Knights Templars.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Latin
Servant of the Priory; Monastic Leader
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Beautiful; Prior
Girl/Female
Muslim
Beautiful, Prior
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic name DAGDA means "the good god." In Celtic mythology, this is the name of a god of knowledge and magic, and a leader of the Tuatha Dé Danann, supernatural beings who inhabited Ireland prior to the coming of the Celts.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places named Ditton, for example in Cheshire, Kent, Cambridgeshire, and Surrey, from Old English dīc ‘ditch’, ‘dike’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.English : habitational name from Ditton Priors in Shropshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Dodintone ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with a man called Dod(d)a or Dud(d)a’.
PRIOR
PRIOR
Girl/Female
Muslim
Happy, Lucky
Girl/Female
Teutonic German
Princess.
Male
Greek
(Φώτιος) Greek name derived from the element phos, PHOTIOS means "light."
Boy/Male
Australian, German, Teutonic
Famous Holiness
Boy/Male
British, English
Form of Reginald; Counsel Power
Boy/Male
Indian
King of Arya; Long Life
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Name of a narrator of Hadith
Girl/Female
English American
or Leona.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Kavi Naya | கவிநயாÂ
Good girl
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vedvalli | வேதவலà¯à®²à¯€
Joy of the Vedas
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n.
The dignity, office, or government, of a prior.
n.
A lady superior of a priory of nuns, and next in dignity to an abbess.
n.
The seat of sensation; the nervous center or centers to which impressions from the external world must be conveyed before they can be perceived; the place where external impressions are localized, and transformed into sensations, prior to being reflected to other parts of the organism; hence, the whole nervous system, when animated, so far as it is susceptible of common or special sensations.
n.
The act of impregnating, or the state of being impregnated, in addition to a prior impregnation; superfetation.
n.
The transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge.
a.
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.
n.
The state or office of prior; priorate.
n.
any preparation used to render an organism immune to some disease, by inducing or increasing the natural immunity mechanisms. Prior to 1995, such preparations usually contained killed organisms of the type for which immunity was desired, and sometimes used live organisms having attenuated virulence. since that date, preparations containing only specific antigenic portions of the pathogenic organism are also used, some of which are prepared by genetic engineering techniques.
v. i.
To view subjects from certain premises given or assumed, and infer conclusions respecting them a priori.
n.
The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
n.
A religious house presided over by a prior or prioress; -- sometimes an offshoot of, an subordinate to, an abbey, and called also cell, and obedience. See Cell, 2.
n.
One older in office, or whose entrance upon office was anterior to that of another; one prior in grade.
pl.
of Priory
a.
The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as, priority of application.
a.
Having no precedent or example; not preceded by a like case; not having the authority of prior example; novel; new; unexampled.
n.
The obligation by which a person, conveying a subject or a right, is bound to uphold that subject or right against every claim, challenge, or burden arising from circumstances prior to the conveyance; warranty.
a.
More advanced than another in age; prior in age; elder; hence, more advanced in dignity, rank, or office; superior; as, senior member; senior counsel.
a.
In the Kantian system, of or pertaining to that which can be determined a priori in regard to the fundamental principles of all human knowledge. What is transcendental, therefore, transcends empiricism; but is does not transcend all human knowledge, or become transcendent. It simply signifies the a priori or necessary conditions of experience which, though affording the conditions of experience, transcend the sphere of that contingent knowledge which is acquired by experience.
a.
The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in dignity.