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
Chico	SHEE-koo	Portuguese
Evgeni	yev-GYE-nee (Russian), eev-GYE-nee (Russian)	Bulgarian, Russian
Hilary	['hiləri]
Nadzieja	nah-JAY-ah	Polish
Lys	-	Frisian
Preston	PRES-tən	English