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Charles Buck Dictionary
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Saint Andrews, Prior of
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Matthew Prior
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Peter (Pierre),prior of St. John of Sens
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Jesuit Generals Prior to the Suppression of the Society (1541-1773)
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• πρό
• טֶרֶם
• לִפְנֵי לִפְנָי, , פָּנֶה

(1):

(a.) First, precedent, or superior in the order of cognition, reason or generality, origin, development, rank, etc.

(2):

(a.) The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in dignity.

(3):

(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.