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Meaning of provost | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A university administrator of high rank.
  2. The highest official in certain cathedrals or collegiate churches.
  3. The keeper of a prison.
  4. The chief magistrate of certain Scottish cities.
  5. an appointed person who superintends or presides
  6. (Education) the head of certain university colleges or schools
  7. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Scotland) the chairman and civic head of certain district councils or (formerly) of a burgh council. Compare convener2
  8. (Anglicanism) Church of England the senior dignitary of one of the more recent cathedral foundations
    Church of England
  9. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a. the head of a cathedral chapter in England and some other countries
    RC Church
  10. (Historical Terms) (in medieval times) an overseer, steward, or bailiff in a manor

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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