Previous /(?)/

Pre·vi·ous

Previous

a.
  1. Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness.
    The dull sound . . . previous to the storm, Rolls o'er the muttering earth.

Phrases & Compounds
Previous question
See under Question, and compare Closure.
Previous to
before; -- often used adverbially for previously.