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
Ayo	-	Western African, Yoruba
Andris	-	Latvian, Hungarian
Khodadad	-	Persian
Goizeder	-	Basque
Orvokki	OR-vok-kee	Finnish
Hester	['hestə]