prior

ecclesiastical title for a monastic superior
Intangible ecclesiastical_occupation Q830337
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prior

Summary

prior is an ecclesiastical occupation[1]. prior draws 891 Wikipedia views per month (ecclesiastical_occupation category, ranking #11 of 49).[2]

Key Facts

  • prior's instance of is recorded as ecclesiastical occupation[3].
  • prior's instance of is recorded as Catholic vocation[4].
  • prior is a type of superior[5].
  • prior's Commons category is recorded as Priories[6].
  • prior's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Priors[7].
  • prior's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • prior's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • prior's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • prior's different from is recorded as superior[11].
  • prior's organization directed by the office or position is recorded as priory[12].
  • prior's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'priora'}[13].
  • prior's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'prieure'}[14].
  • prior's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Priorin'}[15].
  • prior's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'priorino'}[16].
  • prior's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'io', 'text': 'priorino'}[17].
  • prior's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'priora'}[18].
  • prior's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'прыёрка'}[19].
  • prior's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'prioress'}[20].
  • prior's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'priora'}[21].
  • prior's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'priorica'}[22].
  • prior's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'io', 'text': 'priorulo'}[23].
  • prior's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'prior'}[24].
  • prior's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'prieur'}[25].
  • prior's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'prior'}[26].
  • prior's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'priore'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include ecclesiastical occupation[3] and Catholic vocation[4]. prior is a type of superior[5].

Why It Matters

prior draws 891 Wikipedia views per month (ecclesiastical_occupation category, ranking #11 of 49).[2] prior has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] prior is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → superior
    Instance of → ecclesiastical occupation, Catholic vocation
    Sitelink count → 30
    Wikipedia languages → ['be', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fr', '
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q191808]]"
  2. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → superior
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q1638918]]"
  3. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Ostra
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q296024, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  4. 19w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  5. 19w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → ecclesiastical occupation, Catholic vocation
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → superior
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: p/prior, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
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