prior

Mane (English)

Pircarînî

C1
Bi hîfenê ve hatîye girêdan wek
pri‧or
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈpɹaɪ.ə/
Etîmolojî (English)

In summary

The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin prior (“earlier, former, previous, prior; in front; (figurative) better, superior”), from Proto-Italic *priōs (“earlier, previous”, literally “more before”), ultimately from *pri (“before”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pró (“leading to, toward”) and its etymon *per- (“before, in front; first”)) + *-jōs (suffix forming comparative adjectives). Doublet of before, fore, and former. The adverb and noun are derived from the adjective.

Vê nîşan bike

Bilêvkirina xwe baştir bike

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Hevok
An user
Led   by   a
  prior Bolton   Abbey   was   technically   a
  priory despite   its   name .

Bi rêgezek pêşîn, Bolton Abbey ji hêla teknîkî ve pêşeng bû, tevî navê wî.