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
Meginrat	-	Ancient Germanic
Vida	['vi:də]
Ndidi	-	Western African, Igbo
Daiva	-	Lithuanian
Herta	HER-tah	German
Jordan	['dʒɔ:dn]