Definition of provost Provost
/pɹowˈvowst/ - [prowvowst] - prov•ost
We found 11 definitions of provost from 7 different sources.
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What does provost mean?
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NounPlural: provosts |
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| provost - a high-ranking university administrator |
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- provost (Noun)
The equivalent of mayor in some Scottish cities. - provost (Noun)
A senior academic administrator; sometimes called the Vice-President of Academic Affairs. - provost (Noun)
The highest position in a monastery below an abbot. - provost (Noun)
A prison keeper, especially in the military.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- provost (n.)
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. - provost (n.)
The keeper of a prison.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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provost
prov′ost, n. the dignitary set over a cathedral or collegiate church: the head of a college: (Scotland) the chief magistrate of certain classes of burghs, answering to mayor in England: (Shak.) the keeper of a prison.—ns. Prov′ost-mar′shal (army), an officer with special powers for enforcing discipline and securing prisoners till brought to trial: (navy) an officer having charge of prisoners; Prov′ostry, a district under a provost; Prov′ostship, the office of a provost.—Lord Provost, the style of the chief magistrates of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen, and Dundee. [O. Fr. provost (Fr. prévôt), L. præpositus, pa.p. of præponĕre—præ, over, ponĕre, to place.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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provost
The temporary prison in which the military police confine prisoners till they are disposed of.
Wikipedia 
- In the United States, the Provost is the chief academic officer of a college or university. Different schools have different rules for what the Provost does, but most Provosts deal with issues about hiring and dismissing professors and giving out tenure, handling complaints about academic programs, and deciding what the general academic policies are for the school. In other countries, the Provost is sometimes the leader of the whole college or university.
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🔤- provost, noun, singular of provosts.
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