prior

Questions about prior

What does prior mean?

prior means "the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in prior?

prior has 2 syllables: pri-or. The stress falls on "pri". In IPA it is /ˈpɹaɪɚ/.

What is another word for prior?

Close synonyms include anterior. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is prior a common word?

prior is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.