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