— apriority /ay'pruy awr"i tee, -or"-/ , n.
/ay' pruy awr"uy, -ohr"uy, ay' pree awr"ee, -ohr"ee, ah' pree awr"ee, -ohr"ee/
1. from a general law to a particular instance; valid independently of observation. Cf. a posteriori (def. 1).
2. existing in the mind prior to and independent of experience, as a faculty or character trait. Cf. a posteriori (def. 2).
3. not based on prior study or examination; nonanalytic: an a priori judgment.
[ 1645-55; 4 , PRIOR ]