provost

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Synonyms: provos, prevost

Antonyms: provos, prevost

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Noun

1. [[one|One]] [[placed]] in [[charge]]: a [[head]], a [[chief]], ''[[particularly]]'':
2. A [[senior]] [[deputy]], a [[superintendent]], ''[[particularly]]'':
3. {{lb|en|UK|military|_|slang|obsolete}} A [[provost cell]]: a [[military]] [[cell]] or [[prison]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|UK|transitive|used in passive|obsolete|military|_|slang}} To be [[deliver]]ed to a [[provost marshal]] for [[punishment]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|from=occupations}} for a [[provost]].

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