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- [proh-vohst, prov-uh st or, esp. in military usage, proh-voh]
- /ˈproʊ voʊst, ˈprɒv əst or, esp. in military usage, ˈproʊ voʊ/
- /ˈprɒv.əst/
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- [proh-vohst, prov-uh st or, esp. in military usage, proh-voh]
- /ˈproʊ voʊst, ˈprɒv əst or, esp. in military usage, ˈproʊ voʊ/
Definitions of provost word
- noun provost a person appointed to superintend or preside. 1
- noun provost an administrative officer in any of various colleges and universities who holds high rank and is concerned with the curriculum, faculty appointments, etc. 1
- noun provost Ecclesiastical. the chief dignitary of a cathedral or collegiate church. 1
- noun provost the steward or bailiff of a medieval manor or an officer of a medieval administrative district. 1
- noun provost the mayor of a municipality in Scotland. 1
- noun provost Obsolete. a prison warden. 1
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Origin of provost
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English profost < Medieval Latin prōpositus abbot, prior, provost, literally, (one) placed before, Latin: past participle of prōpōnere. See pro-1, posit
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Parts of speech for Provost
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
provost popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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