provost sergeant

[ proh-voh ]

/ ˈproʊ voʊ /

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.

Nearby words

provolone, provost, provost court, provost guard, provost marshal, provost sergeant, prow, prowar, prowess, prowfish, prowl

Origin of provost sergeant

First recorded in 1865–70

Examples from the Web for provost sergeant

As for you, I shall deliver you to the Provost-Sergeant, who will need no words from me to tell him how to deal with you.
St George's Cross|H. G. Keene
Sergeant (to the Provost-Sergeant), take charge of these two men.
Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6)|John McElroy
The Provost-Sergeant had been watching them, at the instigation of a sharp-eyed, clerkly-looking man in semi-uniform.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6)|John McElroy
The Color-Sergeant was provost-Sergeant also, and had entire charge of the prisoners and of the daily policing of the camp.
The Colored Regulars in the United States Army|T. G. Steward

He took the Provost-Sergeant unt part of his staff with him, but I had to be left behind to finish up this work.
Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6)|John McElroy