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[*] 550. Antequam and priusquam, before, introduce Clauses of Time which resemble those with cum temporal in their constructions. Priusquam consists of two parts (often written separately and sometimes separated by other words), the comparative adverb prius, sooner (before), which really modifies the main verb, and the relative particle quam, than, which introduces the subordinate clause. The latter is therefore a relative clause, and takes the Indicative or the Subjunctive (like other relative clauses) according to the sense intended. The Subjunctive with priusquam is related to that of purpose (ยง 529) and is sometimes called the Anticipatory or Prospective Subjunctive. Antequam , like priusquam , consists of two words, the first of which is the adverb ante, before, modifying the main verb. Its constructions are the same as those of priusquam , but the latter is commoner in classic prose.
Ginn and Company, 1903.
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