Provost

Provost

Provost may refer to:

* Provost (civil), an officer of local government, including the equivalent of a mayor in Scotland
* Provost (education), a senior academic administrator
* Provost (martial arts), a ranking that was second only to Master in Renaissance England
* Provost (name), a surname
* Provost (religion), a high ranking church official
* Lord Provost, the equivalent of a Lord Mayor in Scotland
* Prince-Provost, a high ranking church official

Military rank

* Provost (military police), military police responsible for policing within the armed forces, as opposed to military police service which are Gendarmeries
* Provost Marshal, an officer in charge of military police
* Provost sergeant, a sergeant in charge of regimental police in the British and Commonwealth armies

Aviation

* Provost Airport, a Canadian airport
* BAC Jet Provost, a British training aircraft
* Percival Provost, British training aircraft

Geography

* Provost, Alberta, a town in Alberta, Canada
* Provost, Virginia, a village in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States
* Provost No. 52, Alberta, a Canadian municipal district


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  • Provost — • An official in a chapter Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Provost     Provost     † Cath …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • 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 — steht für: einen Hochschulbeamten, siehe Provost (Universität) einen mittelalterlichen Verwaltungstitel, siehe Profos Provost (Alberta), eine Gemeinde in Kanada Provost ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Claude Provost (1933–1984),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • provost — O.E. profost, from M.L. propositus (reinforced by O.Fr. cognate provost), from L. propositus/praepositus a chief, prefect (Cf. O.Prov. probost, O.H.G. probost, Ger. Propst), lit. placed before, in charge of, from pp. of præponere put before (see… …   Etymology dictionary

  • 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 — (engl., spr. prówwöst), in England Titel von höhern Geistlichen, auch von Vorstehern der Stadtverwaltungen gewisser Kollegien etc.; Lord P. heißen die Bürgermeister von Edinburg, Glasgow, Aberdeen und Dundee …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Provost — Provŏst (engl., »Vorgesetzter«), Titel höherer kirchlicher Würdenträger, Vorsteher von Colleges; in Schottland Magistratsvorsteher …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • provost — index plenipotentiary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Provost — Variante de Prévost (voir ce nom), le nom est fréquent dans l Ouest, notamment dans la Sarthe, le Finistère et la Loire Atlantique. Variantes ou formes voisines : Provo (59), Provoost (59), Provos (76), Provoste (59), Provot, Provôt (57, 58),… …   Noms de famille

  • provost — ► NOUN 1) Brit. the position of head in certain university colleges and public schools. 2) N. Amer. a senior administrative officer in certain universities. 3) Scottish a mayor. 4) the head of a chapter in a cathedral. 5) historical the chief… …   English terms dictionary

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