Meaning of provost | Babel Free
Definitions
- A university administrator of high rank.
- The highest official in certain cathedrals or collegiate churches.
- The keeper of a prison.
- The chief magistrate of certain Scottish cities.
- an appointed person who superintends or presides
- (Education) the head of certain university colleges or schools
- (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Scotland) the chairman and civic head of certain district councils or (formerly) of a burgh council. Compare convener2
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(Anglicanism) Church of England the senior dignitary of one of the more recent cathedral foundations Church of England
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(Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a. the head of a cathedral chapter in England and some other countries RC Church
- (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.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.