prior

1. Preceding in importance or value: a prior consideration.

2. Preceding in time or order: "[They] insist that foreign vessels seeking access obtain prior approval” ( Seymour M. Hersh).

3. Earlier in time or order.

4. Taking precedence (as in importance).

5. Existing or coming before in time, order, or importance.

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1. Matthew 1664–1721 Eng. poet.

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1. A monastic officer in charge of a priory or ranking next below the abbot of an abbey.

2. One of the ruling magistrates of the medieval Italian republic of Florence.

3. The superior ranking next to the abbot of a monastery.

4. The superior of a house or group of houses of any of various religious communities.

5. A previous criminal conviction.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
prior	7	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
oi	2
op	4
or	2
pi	4
po	4

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
poi	5
pro	5
rip	5

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
prior	7