Provost

  1. Proper noun.  (surname, from Middle English) .
  2. Noun.  (context, Scottish local government) The equivalent of mayor in some Scottish cities.
  3. Noun.  (context, higher education) A senior academic administrator; sometimes called the Vice-President of Academic Affairs.
  4. Noun.  (religion) The highest position in a monastery below an abbot.
  5. Noun.  A prison keeper, especially in the military.

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