C2 noun #108,146 most common

provost

UK /ˈpɹoʊvoʊst/ | US /ˈpɹoʊvoʊst/

One placed in charge: a head, a chief, particularly:

provost in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) One placed in charge: a head, a chief, particularly:
  • (noun) A senior deputy, a superintendent, particularly:
  • (noun) A provost cell: a military cell or prison.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun One placed in charge: a head, a chief, particularly:
  2. 2
    noun A senior deputy, a superintendent, particularly:
  3. 3
    noun A provost cell: a military cell or prison.
  4. 4
    verb (used in passive) To be delivered to a provost marshal for punishment.

Synonyms

dean governor mayor praetor prefect prepositus president reeve steward viceroy
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