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provost — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English profost & Anglo French provost, from Medieval Latin propositus, alteration of praepositus, from Latin, one in charge, director, from past participle of praeponere to place at the head more at… … New Collegiate Dictionary
provost — provostship, n. /proh vohst, prov euhst/ or, esp. in military usage, /proh voh/, n. 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… … Universalium
provost — [OE] A provost is etymologically an official ‘placed before’ others – that is, put in charge of them. The word’s ancestor is Latin praepositus ‘superintendent’, a noun use of the past participle of praepōnere, a compound verb formed from the… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
Propst — Sm kirchlicher Amtsträger per. Wortschatz fach. (8. Jh.), mhd. prob(e)st, brobest, ahd. probost, probist, provost, mndd. prawest, mndl. provest, provoost, proofst Entlehnung. Wie ae. prāfost, profost, afr. provest, progost, provost entlehnt aus… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
provost — O.E. profost, from M.L. propositus (reinforced by O.Fr. cognate provost), from L. propositus/praepositus 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… … Etymology dictionary
provost — [ prɒvəst] noun 1》 Brit. the position of head in certain university colleges and public schools. ↘N. Amer. a senior administrative officer in certain universities. 2》 Scottish term for mayor. 3》 the head of a chapter in a cathedral. ↘the… … English new terms dictionary
provost — pro•vost [[t]ˈproʊ voʊst, ˈprɒv əst[/t]] or, esp. in military usage, [[t]ˈproʊ voʊ[/t]] n. 1) a person appointed to superintend or preside 2) edu a high ranking administrative officer of some colleges and universities, concerned with the… … From formal English to slang
provost — noun 1. /ˈprɒvəst / (say provuhst) a person appointed to superintend or preside. 2. /ˈprɒvəst / (say provuhst) an officer in a Scottish burgh corresponding to mayor. 3. /ˈprɒvəst / (say provuhst) Ecclesiastical a. the head officer of a chapter or …
provost — [OE] A provost is etymologically an official ‘placed before’ others – that is, put in charge of them. The word’s ancestor is Latin praepositus ‘superintendent’, a noun use of the past participle of praepōnere, a compound verb formed from the… … Word origins
priest — [prēst] n. [ME prest < OE preost (? with O by assoc. with profost, PROVOST) < LL(Ec) presbyter, an elder < Gr presbyteros, elder, compar. of presbys, old, old man (in LGr(Ec), an elder) < IE * pres , ahead < base * per (see PER1,… … English World dictionary
