prior

prior to

Before. Prior to going back to school, he worked in a restaurant. Prior to moving away, I used to live in that neighborhood.

n. a prior arrest. (Underworld.) This guy has about fifteen priors.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eszter	ES-ter	Hungarian
Theudobald	-	Ancient Germanic
Mikhail	mee-khah-EEL (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian
Peronel	-	English (Archaic)
Rosabella	-	English (Rare)
Ingvildr	-	Ancient Scandinavian