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1. (n.) provost
a person appointed to superintend or preside.
2. provost
a high-ranking administrative officer of some colleges and universities, concerned with the curriculum, faculty appointments, etc.
3. provost
the chief dignitary of a cathedral or collegiate church.
4. provost
the mayor of a municipality in Scotland.
5. provost
Obs. a prison warden.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE profost < ML prōpositus abbot, prior, provost, lit., (one) placed before, L: ptp. of prōpōnere. See propound)
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1. (noun) provost
a high-ranking university administrator
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1. (noun) Provost
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. (noun) Provost
the keeper of a prison
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