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provost

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Provost  \Prov"ost\,  n.  [OF.  provost  (L.  prae  and  pro  being 
  confused),  F.  prev[^o]t,  fr  L.  praepositus  placed  before  a 
  chief,  fr  praeponere  to  place  before:  cf  AS  pr[=a]fost, 
  pr[=o]fast.  See  {Preposition},  and  cf  {Propound}.] 
  1.  A  person  who  is  appointed  to  superintend,  or  preside  over 
  something  the  chief  magistrate  in  some  cities  and  towns; 
  as  the  provost  of  Edinburgh  or  of  Glasgow,  answering  to 
  the  mayor  of  other  cities;  the  provost  of  a  college, 
  answering  to  president;  the  provost  or  head  of  certain 
  collegiate  churches. 
 
  2.  The  keeper  of  a  prison.  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  Note:  In  France,  formerly,  a  provost  was  an  inferior  judge 
  who  had  cognizance  of  civil  causes.  The  grand  provost 
  of  France,  or  of  the  household,  had  jurisdiction  in  the 
  king's  house,  and  over  its  officers. 
 
  {Provost  marshal}  (often  pronounced  ?). 
  a  (Mil.)  An  officer  appointed  in  every  army,  in  the 
  field,  to  secure  the  prisoners  confined  on  charges  of 
  a  general  nature.  He  also  performs  such  other  duties 
  pertaining  to  police  and  discipline  as  the  regulations 
  of  the  service  or  the  commander's  orders  impose  upon 
  him 
  b  (Nav.)  An  officer  who  has  charge  of  prisoners  on  trial 
  by  court-martial,  serves  notices  to  witnesses,  etc 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  provost 
  n  :  a  high-ranking  university  administrator




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