- Abbot’s deputy
- Before
- Before then
- Before, ... to
- Chief monk’s previous conviction?
- Deputy to an abbot
- Earlier
- Born earlier
- Bush senior?
- Church office holder
- Church official
- Church senior
- Fielders are a bit more senior
- More mature
- Advanced in age
- Age, get ...
- Born earlier
- Elder
- Greater in age
- Greater in years
- More aged
- Earlier than
- In the past
- Prior to
- In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand
before the fire; before the house.
- Preceding in time; earlier than; previously to; anterior
to the time when; -- sometimes with the additional idea of purpose; in
order that.
- An advance of; farther onward, in place or time.
- Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or
worth; rather than.