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provost
 
SYLLABICATION:pro·vost
PRONUNCIATION:  prvst, -vst, prvst
NOUN:abbr. Prov. 1. A university administrator of high rank. 2. The highest official in certain cathedrals or collegiate churches. 3. The keeper of a prison. 4. The chief magistrate of certain Scottish cities.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, from Old English profostOld French provost, both from Medieval Latin prpositus, alteration of Latin praepositus, person placed over others, superintendent, from past participle of praepnere, to place over : prae-, pre- + pnere, to put; see apo- in Appendix I.
 
 
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