The Meaning of prior

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

Synonyms

anterior

Homophones

prier , pryer , pryor

Rhymes

acquire , amplifier , attire , ayer , beier , bleier , bonfire , breier , briar , brier , bryer , buyer , byer , campfire , cease-fire , ceasefire , choir , conspire , crier , desire , dire , dreier , drier , dryer , dubilier , dwyer , dyar , dyer , emulsifier , enquire , entire , eyer , fire , flier , flyer , friar , frier , fryar , fryer , geier , grier , guier , gunfire , guyer , heier , highflier , hire , humidifier , hyer , identifier , iyer , kleier , klier , krier , kyer , leier , liar , magnifier , mctier , meyer , mier , mire , misfire , multiplier , myer , neier , occupier , odwyer , pacifier , plier , plyer , prier , pryer , pryor , purifier , pyre , quagmire , qualifier , rectifier , require , retire , rewire , satire , scheier , schier , schneier , schnier , schreier , schrier , schryer , shier , sire , speier , spier , squier , staffordshire , steier , stier , styer , supplier , swier , tire , transpire , trier , tyer , umpire , viar , wildfire , wire , wrier , wyer , yzaguirre