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provost sergeant
[ proh-voh ]
/ ˈproʊ voʊ /
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noun Military.
the senior noncommissioned officer of a prison or other confinement facility whose chief duty is the supervision of prisoners and of the military police unit.
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Origin of provost sergeant
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby provost sergeant
provolone, provost, provost court, provost guard, provost marshal, provost sergeant, prow, prowar, prowess, prowfish, prowl
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