| gantry |
a framework that supports a missile or rocket prior to launch and facilitates construction and maintenance. [1/2 definitions] |
| grandfather clause |
a former law in certain southern U.S. states that exempted white voters from the literacy requirement if their ancestors voted prior to the Civil War, and that thus enlarged the white voting population, relative to the black. [1/2 definitions] |
| heretofore |
prior to this time; before now. |
| lie in state |
of a corpse, to be exhibited in public prior to burial so that others may pay their respects. |
| must3 |
grape juice prior to fermentation; unfermented wine. |
| Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton |
U.S. multi-sport athlete, who played with the Harlem Globetrotters prior to becoming the first African American to sign a contract to play in the National Basketball Association (1950) (b.1922--d.1990). |
| Old Saxon |
a Low German dialect prior to the twelfth century. |
| pre- |
before; prior to. [1/2 definitions] |
| predecessor |
one who holds a position, job, or the like prior to another. [1/3 definitions] |
| prehistoric |
of, pertaining to, or existing in a time prior to written history. |
| prenatal |
prior to being born or giving birth. |
| presoak |
a cleaning agent in which laundry may be soaked prior to washing. [1/3 definitions] |
| race1 |
the political competition prior to an election. [1/8 definitions] |
| Roman calendar |
the lunar calendar used in ancient Rome prior to the adoption of the Julian calendar. |
| separate |
to discontinue living together as a married couple, either prior to or without obtaining a divorce. [1/12 definitions] |
| separation |
a legal arrangement in which married couples live separately either prior to or without obtaining a divorce. [1/4 definitions] |
| sol2 |
a coin and monetary unit of France prior to the French Revolution, worth one-twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers. |
| Zoroastrianism |
the religion of the Persians prior to their conversion to Islam, which is based on the belief in a supreme deity, Ahura Mazda, and which emphasizes the struggle between good and evil. |