prior
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/ˈpraɪər/
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/ˈpraɪə(r)/
happening or existing before something else
You need prior experience for this job.
この仕事には事前の経験が必要です。
more important because it came first
They have a prior right to use the land.
彼らは土地を使用する優先権を持っています。
before something
Please complete the form prior to your visit.
訪問前にフォームを完成させてください。
the leader of a small religious house
The prior leads the daily prayers.
修道院長が毎日の祈りを導きます。
the second leader in a large religious house
The prior assists the abbot in managing the monastery.
副院長は院長を補佐して修道院を管理します。