Definition of Provast
Prov"ost (?), n. [OF. provost (L.
prae and pro being confused), F. prevôt,
fr. L. praepositus placed before, a chief, fr.
praeponere to place before: cf. AS. prāfost,
prōfast. See Preposition, and cf.
Propound.] 1. 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.
2. The keeper of a prison. [Obs.]
Shak.
&fist; In France, formerly, a provost was an inferior judge
who had cognizance of civil causes. The grand provost of
France, or of the household, had jurisdiction in the king's
house, and over its officers.
Provost marshal (often pronounced &?;).
(a) (Mil.) An officer appointed in every
army, in the field, to secure the prisoners confined on charges of a
general nature. He also performs such other duties pertaining to
police and discipline as the regulations of the service or the
commander's orders impose upon him. (b)
(Nav.) An officer who has charge of prisoners on trial by
court-martial, serves notices to witnesses, etc.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Local Government) The equivalent of mayor in some Scottish cities.
- (Higher Education) The senior academic administrator. Also called the Vice-President of Academic Affairs.
- (Religion) The most powerful position in a monastery below the abbot.
German
- provost
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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