Difference between Prior and Preceding

PRIOR vs PRECEDING: NOUN

The head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
An official next in rank to the abbot in a monastery; prior of the cloisters.
A prior who is at the head of his own house. See the Note under Priory.
A chief magistrate, as in the republic of Florence in the middle ages.
The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in dignity.
A prior conviction; -- said of an accused criminal.
A high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot.
Synonyms Abbot, Prior. See def. .
Formerly, in Italy, a chief magistrate, as in the medieval republic of Florence.
A superior officer; a superior.

Preceding in the order of time; former; antecedent; anterior; previous
First, precedent, or superior in the order of cognition, reason or generality, origin, development, rank, etc.
Former, previous
Earlier in time
Of that which comes before, in advance.

Preceding in time or order
Existing or coming before
Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
In the direction toward which stars appear to move. See Following, 2.
Going before; -- opposed to following.
Existing or coming before another or others in time, place, or sequence; previous.

Preceding, as in the order of time, of thought, of origin, of dignity, or of importance; in law, senior in point of time: as, a prior and a junior incumbrance.
Previous: used adverbially, followed by to, like previous. See previous, a.
The head of a religious order

Later, Ago, Beforehand, Precede, First, Last, Pre, After, Following, Earlier, Before, Previous, Anterior, Antecedent, Preceding

Outgoing, Preparative, Anterior, Old, Preparatory, Above, Anticipatory, Introductory, Antecedent, Foregoing, Prefatory, Pre, Past, Previous, Prior

Later, Ago, Beforehand, Precede, First, Last, Pre, After, Following, Earlier, Before, Previous, Anterior, Antecedent, Preceding

Outgoing, Preparative, Anterior, Old, Preparatory, Above, Anticipatory, Introductory, Antecedent, Foregoing, Prefatory, Pre, Past, Previous, Prior

Data can be encrypted prior to its transmission.
Coroner prior to deposit with the County Prothonotary.
Signing a waiver prior to working on vehicles?
Some excluded women with cervical priming prior to induction and some excluded women with a history of prior caesarean delivery.
As a general guideline, any exterior change to buildings or landscaping requires prior DRC approval prior to making the change.
Prior to Preconstruction Conference, and prior to any clearing, grubbing, trenching, grading, or any land disturbances.
Lastly, prior to getting on suboxone, I was addicted to IV heroin and other opiates, but had used almost every drug prior.
Prior printed publications and patents related to the invention fall within the scope of the prior art.
Premises Tenant may take possession prior to the beginning of the term only upon receiving prior consent from Landlord.
If the prior liens are not paid, then the prior lienholders would likely proceed with their own foreclosure sale.

Antepartum and intrapartum factors preceding neonatal Hypoxicischemic encephalopathy.
Added Mercedes Benz Workshop Manuals to preceding post.
Usually the novitiate preceding profession lasted a year.
Area Operating Expenses incurred during the preceding year.
Flights must depart after the flight preceding it.
Repeat preceding steps until shot group is centered.
Matches one or more of the preceding character.
In the preceding example, we plotted quantitative data.
There can be only one constant for the immediately preceding variable, and one constant for each element of the immediately preceding array.
GPA the preceding term, and cannot have more than one F the preceding term.