1) Academic administrator 2) College head 3) Ecclesiastical title 4) French word used in English 5) Jon of Lassie 6) Military life 7) Military police officer 8) Occupational surname 9) Scots language 10) Tufts title 11) University officer 12) University official
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[Powhatan, Virginia] Provost is a historic home located near Powhatan, Powhatan County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1800, as a 1 1/2-story, three bay, frame dwelling. It was expanded by an additional three bays in the mid-19th century. The building housed a general store that operated there from at least 1867 until about ...
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[education] A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland or a Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at most Australian universities. Additionally, the heads of certain college...
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[martial arts] In the London-based `Corporation of Masters of the Noble Science of Defence`, or `Company of Masters`, Provost was the third of four ranks, the others being Scholar, Free Scholar, and Master. A Free Scholar could not be accredited as a Provost until they have studied under a registered Master for seven years (though this time...
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[military police] Provosts (pronounced `Provo` [US]) are military police whose duties are policing solely within the Armed Forces, as opposed to Gendarmerie duties in the civilian population. However, many countries use their gendarmerie for provost duties. As with all official terms, some countries have specific official terminology which ...
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[name] Provost is a surname shared by several notable people, including: ...
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[religion] A provost is a senior official in a number of Christian churches. ==Historical Development== The word praepositus (Latin: `set over`, from praeponere, `to place in front`) was originally applied to any ecclesiastical ruler or dignitary. It was soon more specifically applied to the immediate subordinate to the abbot of a monastery...
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• (n.) The keeper of a prison. • (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....
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in French law, an inferior royal judge under the ancien régime, who, during the later Middle Ages, often served as an administrator of the domain. ... [4 related articles]
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Chief magistrate of a Scottish burgh, approximate equivalent of an English mayor. The provosts of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Perth are entitled Lord Provost. In France the term...
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Early military police, commanded by a Provost Marshall, universally unpopular throughout the army, but supported by Wellington.
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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. ... In France...
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The chief academic officer of an institution.
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Prov'ost noun [ Old French
provost (L.
prae and
pro being confused), French
prevôt , from Latin
praepositus placed before, a chief, from
praeponere to place before: confer Anglo-Saxon
prāfost ,
prōfast . See
Preposition ,...
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A Provost is the chief magistrate in a Royal burgh in Scotland. His position is like that of an English Mayor.
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Provost is a cultivated variety of potato.
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n] - a high-ranking university administrator
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noun a high-ranking university administrator
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The person responsible for discipline on board a ship.
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a person appointed to superintend or preside. · an administrative officer in any of various colleges and universities who holds high rank and is concerned with the curriculum, faculty appointments, etc. · the chief dignitary of a cathedral or collegiate church. · the steward or bailiff of a medieval manor or an officer of a mediev...
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