provost guard

[ proh-voh ]

/ ˈproʊ voʊ /

noun

a detachment of soldiers assigned to police duties under the provost marshal.

Nearby words

provoke, provoking, provolone, provost, provost court, provost guard, provost marshal, provost sergeant, prow, prowar, prowess

Compare military police.

Origin of provost guard

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

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Examples from the Web for provost guard

I proposed to our little party that they should remain while I rode back to the army for a detachment of the provost-guard.
Nurse and Spy in the Union Army|S. Emma E. Edmonds
The Provost-Guard was at the old place; I was bound to pass them squarely.
Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals|William H. Armstrong
The provost-guard made some show of fight, but were soon induced to surrender.
History of Morgan's Cavalry|Basil W. Duke
He was awakened in the morning at Jeffersonville, by the provost-guard shaking him and demanding his pass.
Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6)|John McElroy

He was picked up at the hospital by the provost-guard, and sent to the regiment in its advanced position.
Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty|J. W. de Forest

British Dictionary definitions for provost guard

provost guard

/ (prəˈvəʊ) /

noun

(esp in the US) a detachment under command of the provost marshal

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provost guard

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provost guard

noun