lord provost

lord pro·vost

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lawrd proh-vohst, prov-uh st or, esp. in military usage, proh-voh]
- /lɔrd ˈproʊ voʊst, ˈprɒv əst or, esp. in military usage, ˈproʊ voʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lawrd proh-vohst, prov-uh st or, esp. in military usage, proh-voh]
- /lɔrd ˈproʊ voʊst, ˈprɒv əst or, esp. in military usage, ˈproʊ voʊ/

Definitions of lord provost words

noun lord provost the chief magistrate of any of certain large cities in Scotland. 1
noun lord provost the provost of one of the five major Scottish cities (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, and Perth) 0

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Parts of speech for Lord provost

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lord provost popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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