adj. Earlier; elder; preceding; superior in rank, right, or time; as, a prior lien, mortgage, or judgment See Fidelity, etc., Safe Deposit Co. v. Roanoke Iron Co. (C. C.) 81 Fed. 447. Prior tempore potior Jure. He who is first in time is preferred in right Co. Litt 14a; Broom, Max. 354, 358. … [Read more...] about PRIOR (ADJ.)
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PRIMUM DECRETUM
Latin: In the canon law. The flrst decree; a preliminary decree granted on the non-appearance of a defendant, by which the plaintiff was put in possession of his goods, or of the thing itself which was demanded. Gilb. Forum Rom. 82. … [Read more...] about PRIMUM DECRETUM
PRIOR (NOUN)
n. The chief of a convent; next in dignity to an abbot. … [Read more...] about PRIOR (NOUN)
PRINCE
In a general sense, a sovereign; the ruler of a nation or state. More particularly, the son of a king or emperor, or the issue of a royal family; as princes of the blood. The chief of any body of men. Webster. Prince of Wales. The eldest son of the English sovereign. He is the heir-apparent to the crown. … [Read more...] about PRINCE
PRIOR ART
A term to mean inventions that are prior to the time of a patent application. The Patent and Trademark Office use prior art to decide whether an invention is sufficiently original and nonobvious to qualify for patent protection. … [Read more...] about PRIOR ART