provost
/ˈpɹoʊvoʊst/ noun C1- A dean: the head of a cathedral chapter.
- The head of various other ecclesiastical bodies, even (rare, obsolete) muezzins.
- The minister of the chief Protestant church of a town or region in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia.
- A mayor: the chief magistrate of a town, particularly (Scotland) the head of a burgh or (historical) the former chiefs of various towns in France, Flanders, or (by extension) other Continental European countries.
- A prior: an abbot's second-in-command.
- A senior deputy administrator; a vice-president of academic affairs.
- A steward or seneschal: a medieval agent given management of a feudal estate or charged with collecting fees.
- Any manager or overseer in a medieval or early modern context.
Plural provosts
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