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provost
(encz) | provost,děkan n: Zdeněk Brožprovost,ředitel koleje n: Petr Prášekprovost,starosta n: ve Skotsku Petr Prášek |
provost court
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provost guard
(encz) | provost guard, n: |
provost marshal
(encz) | provost marshal, |
Provost
(gcide) | Provost \Prov"ost\, n. [OF. provost (L. prae and pro being
confused), F. prev[^o]t, fr. L. praepositus placed before, a
chief, fr. praeponere to place before: cf. AS. pr[=a]fost,
pr[=o]fast. 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.
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2. The keeper of a prison. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Note: 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.
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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.
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Provost marshal
(gcide) | Provost \Prov"ost\, n. [OF. provost (L. prae and pro being
confused), F. prev[^o]t, fr. L. praepositus placed before, a
chief, fr. praeponere to place before: cf. AS. pr[=a]fost,
pr[=o]fast. 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.
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2. The keeper of a prison. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Note: 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.
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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.
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Provostship
(gcide) | Provostship \Prov"ost*ship\, n.
The office of a provost.
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provos
(wn) | Provos
n 1: a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used
terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive
British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united
independent Ireland [syn: Irish Republican Army, IRA,
Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA,
Provos] |
provost
(wn) | provost
n 1: a high-ranking university administrator |
provost court
(wn) | provost court
n 1: a military court for trying people charged with minor
offenses in an occupied area |
provost guard
(wn) | provost guard
n 1: a detachment under the command of a provost marshall |
provost marshal
(wn) | provost marshal
n 1: the supervisor of the military police |
PROVOST
(bouvier) | PROVOST. A title given to the chief of some corporations or societies. In
France, this title was formerly given to some presiding judges. The word is
derived from the Latin praepositus.
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