pro-provost

pro-provost
pro-provincial, pro-provost
see pro-1 4.

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  • pro-provincial — pro provincial, pro provost see pro 1 4 …   Useful english dictionary

  • provost —    A title applied to various officials, corresponding variously to ‘prior’, ‘dean’, or in secular circumstances, to ‘chief official’, ‘mayor’, ‘chief magistrate’. The provost could also be a kind of police officer, and in Shakespeare’s Measure… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • Provost — Prov ost, n. [OF. provost (L. prae and pro being confused), F. prev[^o]t, fr. L. praepositus placed before, a chief, fr. praeponere to place before: cf. AS. pr[=a]fost, pr[=o]fast. See {Preposition}, and cf. {Propound}.] 1. A person who is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Provost marshal — Provost Prov ost, n. [OF. provost (L. prae and pro being confused), F. prev[^o]t, fr. L. praepositus placed before, a chief, fr. praeponere to place before: cf. AS. pr[=a]fost, pr[=o]fast. See {Preposition}, and cf. {Propound}.] 1. A person who… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • provost — pro•vost [[t]ˈproʊ voʊst, ˈprɒv əst[/t]] or, esp. in military usage, [[t]ˈproʊ voʊ[/t]] n. 1) a person appointed to superintend or preside 2) edu a high ranking administrative officer of some colleges and universities, concerned with the… …   From formal English to slang

  • provost — [prō′vōst΄, präv′əst; ] esp. in military use [ prō′vō΄] n. [ME < OE profost & OFr provost, both < ML propositus, for L praepositus, chief, prefect, orig. pp. of praeponere, to set before, place first < prae , before + ponere, to place:… …   English World dictionary

  • provost guard — pro′vost guard [[t]ˈproʊ voʊ[/t]] n. mil a detachment of soldiers assigned to police duties under the provost marshal • Etymology: 1770–80, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • provost-sergeant — provost serˈgeant /prə vōˈ or (US) prōˈvō / noun A sergeant of military police • • • Main Entry: ↑provost …   Useful english dictionary

  • provost court — pro′vost court [[t]ˈproʊ voʊ[/t]] n. mil (in occupied territory) a military court, usu. composed of one officer, empowered to try military personnel and civilians for minor offenses • Etymology: 1860–65 …   From formal English to slang

  • provost marshal — pro′vost mar shal [[t]ˈproʊ voʊ[/t]] n. 1) mil an officer in the army charged with maintaining order and with other police functions within a command 2) mil an officer in the navy charged with the safekeeping of a prisoner pending trial by court… …   From formal English to slang

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