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Lords Provost

Lords Provost is the plural of Lord Provost.

Meaning of Lord Provost

Noun

Lord Provost (plural Lord Provosts or Lords Provost)

  1. The civic head of certain cities in Scotland, having a role similar to that of mayor.
    • There is growing local pressure for electrification to Gourock, and at the end of May the Lord Provost of Glasgow summoned a conference of local authorities and MPs to discuss prospects, […].1964 July, “News and Comment: Electrification to Gourock”, in Modern Railways, page 15

Questions about Lords Provost

What is Lords Provost the plural of?
Lords Provost is the plural of Lord Provost.

Words near Lords Provost in the dictionary

  1. lords of the manors
  2. lords of the rings
  3. lords over
  4. lords paramount
  5. lords protector
  6. Lords Provost
  7. Lords Spiritual
  8. lords' and ladies' fingers
  9. lords-and-ladies
  10. lords-in-waiting
  11. Lordsburg

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