provost

noun · verbB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

provosts

1.
One placed in charge: a head, a chief, particularly:
2.
A senior deputy, a superintendent, particularly:
3.
(UK, obsolete, slang)(UK, military slang, obsolete) A provost cell: a military cell or prison.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

provosts

V_ing/Gerund

provosting

V_ed/pp

provosted

1.
(UK, obsolete, slang, transitive)(UK, transitive, used in passive, obsolete, military slang) To be delivered to a provost marshal for punishment.
Around the time of the Rebellions of 1837 and the First Anglo-Afghan War, British servicemen spoke of being provosted.

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Đồng nghĩa

deanpresidentmayorprepositussteward viceroy governor reeve prefect praetorhead of cathedral chapter See deanhead of a university or college president, deanhead of a town See mayorhead of various specific bodies prepositusdeputy overseeing medieval estates or fees See stewarddeputy to a king or emperor See viceroydeputy overseeing a province See governorreeve See reeveRoman officials See prefect and praetor

Cùng gốc / liên quan

provostessprovostialprovostryLord Provostprovost cellProvost Marshall,provost marshalprovostal provostorialprovost-placeprovost sealprovost sergeantprovostshipsit provost-placeStour Provost

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English -, from late Old English prōfost, prāfost, from prōpositus, variant of Latin praepositus ([one] placed in command). In some senses, via provolt; via Anglo-Norman and Old French provost (modern prévôt). As a Central European ecclesiastical office, via German Propst, provst, etc.