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Word: Provost
Speech Type: Noun
late Old English profost ‘head of a chapter, prior’, reinforced in Middle English by Anglo-Norman French provost, from medieval Latin propositus, synonym of Latin praepositus ‘head, chief’ (see praepostor)
ˈprɒvəst
the head of certain university colleges, especially at Oxford or Cambridge, and public schools.
Short Definition:head of certain colleges and schools
(in Scotland) the civic head of some regional Scottish councils, analogous to a mayor in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Short Definition:mayor
the head of a chapter in a cathedral.
Short Definition:head of cathedral chapter
provost marshal
the chief magistrate of a French or other European town.
Short Definition:chief magistrate of European town
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