PROVOST Definition & Meaning

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provost

[ proh-vohst, prov-uhstin military usage, proh-voh ]

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noun

a person appointed to superintend or preside.
an administrative officer in any of various colleges and universities who holds high rank and is concerned with the curriculum, faculty appointments, etc.
Ecclesiastical. the chief dignitary of a cathedral or collegiate church.
the steward or bailiff of a medieval manor or an officer of a medieval administrative district.
the mayor of a municipality in Scotland.
Obsolete. a prison warden.

provost

/ ˈ��ɒ��ə�� /

noun

an appointed person who superintends or presides
the head of certain university colleges or schools
(in Scotland) the chairman and civic head of certain district councils or (formerly) of a burgh council Compare convener
Church of England the senior dignitary of one of the more recent cathedral foundations
RC Church
1. the head of a cathedral chapter in England and some other countries
2. (formerly) the member of a monastic community second in authority under the abbot
(in medieval times) an overseer, steward, or bailiff in a manor
obsolete.
a prison warder
��əˈ��əʊ military a military policeman

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of provost¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English profost < Medieval Latin ��ō��ǲ��ٳܲ� abbot, prior, provost, literally, (one) placed before, Latin: past participle of ��ō��ō�Ա��. See pro- ¹, posit

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of provost¹

Old English profost, from Medieval Latin ��ō��ǲ��ٳܲ� placed at the head (of), from Latin ��ō�Ա�� to place first, from prae- before + ��ō�Ա�� to put

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East Renfrewshire Council aimed to sell the HS 0 plate – once used by the official car of its provost – for a six-figure sum to raise vital cash.

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The board quickly brought back the old provost and the former president, Kent Fuchs, who was credited with leading the university to the top five.

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In Edinburgh, First Minister John Swinney was joined by veterans and the city’s lord provost in laying a wreath at the Stone of Remembrance outside the city chambers.

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Only mentioned and not seen so far in the series, her sister is a Yale provost and will appear late in this season.

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“I look at it as going from an age of resilience to an era of hope,” said Oliver M. O’Reilly, vice provost for undergraduate education.

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