pro-provost
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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
