‖ [ L. a (ab) + prior former. ]
A priori, that is, from these necessities of the mind or forms of thinking, which, though first revealed to us by experience, must yet have preëxisted in order to make experience possible. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. apriorisme. ] An a priori principle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being innate in the mind, or prior to experience; a priori reasoning. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To order or rank (a list of tasks) according to priority; to assign a priorities to. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. [ Cf. F. priorité. See Prior, a. ]
Priority of debts,