Provost Definition

prōvōst, -vəst, prŏvəst
noun
A superintendent; official in charge.
Webster's New World
A university administrator of high rank.
American Heritage
A jailer.
Webster's New World
The chief magistrate of a Scottish burgh.
Webster's New World
The head of a cathedral chapter or principal church.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun

A surname.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Provost

Noun

Singular:
provost
Plural:
provosts

Origin of Provost

  • Middle English from Old English profost Old French provost both from Medieval Latin prōpositus alteration of Latin praepositus person placed over others, superintendent from past participle of praepōnere to place over prae- pre- pōnere to put apo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Medieval Latin prōpositus, from Latin praepositus (“placed in front").

    From Wiktionary

Provost Sentence Examples

  • In 1547 he became provost of Eton and dean of Carlisle.

  • The town is governed by a council, with provost and bailies, and owns the gas and water supplies and the electric lighting.

  • Three weeks after the battle he, still provost of St Giles, was admitted a burgess of Edinburgh, his father, the "Great Earl," being then civil provost of the capital.

  • Douglas's literary work, now his chief claim to be remembered, belongs, as has been stated, to the period 1501-1513, when he was provost of St Giles.

  • The town is under the control of a provost, bailies and council, and, along with Hawick and Selkirk, forms the Hawick (or Border) group of parliamentary burghs.

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Words Starting With

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