provost
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voʊst, ˈprɒv noun
1.
a person appointed to superintend or preside.
2.
an administrative officer in any of various colleges and universities who holds high rank and is concerned with the curriculum, faculty appointments, etc.
3.
Ecclesiastical. the chief dignitary of a cathedral or collegiate church.
4.
the steward or bailiff of a medieval manor or an officer of a medieval administrative district.
5.
the mayor of a municipality in Scotland.
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| —n | |
| 1. | an appointed person who superintends or presides |
| 2. | the head of certain university colleges or schools |
| 3. | Compare convener (in Scotland) the chairman and civic head of certain district councils or (formerly) of a burgh council |
| 4. | Church of England the senior dignitary of one of the more recent cathedral foundations |
| 5. | RC Church |
| a. the head of a cathedral chapter in England and some other countries | |
| b. (formerly) the member of a monastic community second in authority under the abbot | |
| 6. | (in medieval times) an overseer, steward, or bailiff in a manor |
| 7. | obsolete a prison warder |
| 8. | (Brit), (Canadian) military a military policeman |
| [Old English profost, from Medieval Latin prōpositus placed at the head (of), from Latin praepōnere to place first, from prae- before + pōnere to put] | |
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Word Origin & History
provost
O.E. profost, from M.L. propositus (reinforced by O.Fr. cognate provost), from L. propositus, præpositus "a chief, prefect" (cf. O.Prov. probost, O.H.G. probost, Ger. Propst), lit. "placed before, in charge of," from pp. of præponere "put before" (see
preposition). Provost marshal first recorded 1513.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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provost
in French law, an inferior royal judge under the ancien regime, who, during the later Middle Ages, often served as an administrator of the domain. The position appears to date from the 11th century, when the Capetian dynasty of kings sought a means to render justice within their realm and to subject their vassals to royal control
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Example sentences
Clear and frequent messaging from the president and provost are important.
The medical campus has its own provost, its own promotion guidelines, and its own academic calendar.
He did not earn a doctorate, did not teach or publish research and was never a department chairman or dean or provost.
My provost asked me to evaluate an overseas colleague.
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