Dominican vs prior

Dominican

adj
  • Of, from, or pertaining to the Dominican Republic, or its people. 

  • Of or belonging to the Dominican religious order. 

  • Of, from, or pertaining to Dominica, or its people. 

noun
  • A person from the Dominican Republic or of its descent. 

  • A person from the Commonwealth of Dominica or of its descent. 

  • A member of the religious order founded by St. Dominic. 

prior

adj
  • Former, previous. 

  • Advance; previous; coming before. 

noun
  • A high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot. 

  • A prior probability distribution, one based on information or belief before additional data is collected. 

  • A belief supported by previous evidence or experience that one can use to make inferences about the future. 

  • A chief magistrate in Italy. 

  • A previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone's record. 

adv
  • Previously. 

How often have the words Dominican and prior occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )