closing vs prior

closing

adj
  • Pertaining to the finish or ending of a series of events; occurring at the end or after all others. 

noun
  • In morphology, the erosion of the dilation of a set. 

  • The final procedure in a house sale, when documents are signed and recorded. 

  • The act by which something is closed. 

  • The end or conclusion of something. 

prior

adj
  • Advance; previous; coming before. 

  • Former, previous. 

adv
  • Previously. 

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. 

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