Prior
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
adj. Earlier; elder; preceding; superior in rank, right or time; as, a prior lien, mortgage or judgment See Fidelity, etc., Safe Deposit Co. v. Roanoke Iron Co. (G C.) 81 Fed. 447. Lat The former; earlier; preceding; preferable or preferred.
Prior peteus
The person first applying.