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Provost (oh)



[Date: 900-1000; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin praepositus 'someone in charge, leader', from praeponere 'to put in front']
the person in charge of a college in some British universities, especially at Oxford or Cambridge
an important official at a university in the US
old use the leader of the council in some Scottish towns and cities