provost
/ˈprɒvəst/noun
1
- Brit. the head of certain university colleges, especially at Oxford or Cambridge, and public schools〈英〉（尤指牛津、剑桥大学学院的）院长; （公立学校的）校长。
1.1
- N. Amer. a senior administrative officer in certain universities〈北美〉大学高级行政人员。
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- the head of a chapter in a cathedral（大教堂的）教士长。
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- the Protestant minister of the principal church of a town or district in Germany and certain other European countries（基督教新教在德国等欧洲国家）负责城市（或地区）主要教堂的牧师。
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- historical the head of a Christian community〈史〉基督教教区的负责人。
- ORIGIN: translating German Propst,Dutch proost,etc.
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- short for PROVOST MARSHAL.PROVOST MARSHAL的简称。
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- historical the chief magistrate of a French or other European town〈史〉（法国等欧洲国家的）镇长。
派生词
provostship
noun词源
late Old English profost 'head of a chapter，prior'，reinforced in Middle English by Anglo-Norman French provost,from medieval Latin propositus,synonym of Latin praepositus 'head，chief' （see PRAEPOSTOR）.