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
Ceallach	KEL-akh	Irish
Jasper	JAS-pər (English), YAHS-pər (Dutch)	English, Dutch, Judeo-Christian Legend
Glenys	-	Welsh
Ghenadie	-	Romanian
Svenja	SVEN-yah	German
Jaume	ZHOW-mə	Catalan