This is the 5102nd most frequent Catalan word.
anteriorment
Previously.
In this case, 'anteriorment' means 'prior to,' specifying something that happened earlier.
Els documents van ser revisats pel comitè anteriorment al lliurament.
The documents were reviewed by the committee prior to the submission.
'Anteriorment' is used to reflect on past actions affecting the present.
Les decisions preses anteriorment han influït en el resultat d'avui.
The decisions made previously have influenced today's outcome.
Here, 'anteriorment' is used to indicate a time earlier than the current narrative moment.