Provost
Pronunciation
- RP IPA: /ˈpɹɒvəst/
- US IPA: /ˈpɹoʊvoʊst /, /ˈpɹɑvəst/
Origin
From Medieval Latin prÅpositus, from Latin praepositus ("placed in front").
Full definition of provost
Noun
provost
(plural provosts)- (Scottish local government) The equivalent of mayor in some Scottish cities.
- (higher education) A senior academic administrator; sometimes called the Vice-President of Academic Affairs.
- (religion) The highest position in a monastery below an abbot.
- A prison keeper, especially in the military.
- 1604, William Shakespeare, , I. ii. 113:Here comes Signor Claudio, led by the provost
to prison;