provost
[ proh-vohst, prov-uhst or, especially in military usage, proh-voh ]
/ ˈproʊ voʊst, ˈprɒv əst or, especially in military usage, ˈproʊ voʊ /
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noun
a person appointed to superintend or preside.
an administrative officer in any of various colleges and universities who holds high rank and is concerned with the curriculum, faculty appointments, etc.
Ecclesiastical. the chief dignitary of a cathedral or collegiate church.
the steward or bailiff of a medieval manor or an officer of a medieval administrative district.
the mayor of a municipality in Scotland.
Obsolete. a prison warden.
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Origin of provost
OTHER WORDS FROM provost
pro·vost·ship, nounWords nearby provost
provocation, provocative, provoke, provoking, provolone, provost, provost court, provost guard, provost marshal, provost sergeant, prow
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provost
/ (ˈprɒvəst) /
noun
Word Origin for provost
Old English profost, from Medieval Latin prōpositus placed at the head (of), from Latin praepōnere to place first, from prae- before + pōnere to put
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