apriority

English

Etymology

a priori +‎ -ity

Noun

apriority (uncountable)

1. (philosophy) The quality or state of being known a priori
   • 2008 April 5, Ásta Sveinsdóttir, “Essentiality conferred”, Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 1, DOI:10.1007/s11098-008-9230-4: 

     The apriority is, however, not to be merely as a result of the fixing of the meaning of the term, such as when I dub my cat ‘Cat’ and then claim to know a priori that my cat is called ‘Cat’.

Related terms

• apriorism
• aprioristic
• aprioristically