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Cosa (chi) è provost - definizione
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Provostship; Provosts; Provost (disambiguation)
provost
['pr?v?st]
¦ noun
1. Brit. the position of head in certain university colleges and public schools.
N. Amer. a senior administrative officer in certain universities.
2. Scottish term for mayor.
3. the head of a chapter in a cathedral.
the Protestant minister of the principal church of a town or district, especially in Germany.
historical the head of a Christian community.
4. pr?'v?? short for provost marshal.
5. historical the chief magistrate of a European town.
Derivatives
provostship noun
Origin
OE profost 'head of a chapter, prior', reinforced in ME by Anglo-Norman Fr. provost, from med. L. propositus, synonym of L. praepositus (see praepostor).
provost
(provosts)
1.
In some university colleges in Britain, the provost is the head.
N-COUNT
2.
In some colleges and universities in the United States, a provost is an official who deals with matters such as the teaching staff and the courses of study.
N-COUNT
3.
A provost is the chief magistrate of a Scottish administrative area.
N-COUNT
4.
In the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches, a provost is the person who is in charge of the administration of a cathedral.
N-COUNT
Provost
·noun The keeper of a prison.
II. Provost ·noun A person who is appointed to superintend, or preside over, something; the chief magistrate in some cities and towns; as, the provost of Edinburgh or of Glasgow, answering to the mayor of other cities; the provost of a college, answering to president; the provost or head of certain collegiate churches.
Esempi dal corpus di testo per provost
1. The protests began last spring when then–Provost Jane K.
2. Major Matthew Titchener, 32, of 150 Provost Company.
3. The school‘s board of trustees selected Provost Jane K.
4. Other speakers included Dr Owen Cargol, the university‘s Provost.
5. Harry Carter, interim provost and dean of the college.