Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "provost" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Lord Provost Provost Marshall Stour Provost provost cell provost marshal provost seal provost sergeant provost-place provostal provostess provostial provostorial provostry provostship sit provost-place

Context

fencing higher education historical military religion scotland slang sometimes as of paradise or of heaven uk us used in passive

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

academic administrator

Type Of (IsA)

academic administrator administrator

Related Terms

abbot academic administrator affairs agent any archangel arrest assistant bodies burgh cathedral cell chapter charge charged chief church collecting college constable context continental countries criminal dean deliver deputy early modern ecclesiastical estate european even fee fencing feudal flanders former france germany given governor head hold low countries magistrate management manager master mayor medieval michael military military police minister muezzin office officer official one other overseer particularly placed praetor prefect prior prison protestant provost cell provost marshal provost sergeant punish punishment reeve region roman ruler scandinavia second in command seneschal senior steward superintendent title town universities various vice president viceroy

Synonym Network

dean governor mayor prefect prepositus president reeve steward viceroy

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