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provosted

provosted is the simple past and past participle of provost.

Meaning of provost

Verb

provost (third-person singular simple present provosts, present participle provosting, simple past and past participle provosted)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang, transitive) To be delivered to a provost marshal for punishment.
    • Around the time of the Rebellions of 1837 and the First Anglo-Afghan War, British servicemen spoke of being provosted.

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Questions about provosted

What is provosted the simple past and past participle of?
Provosted is the simple past and past participle of provost.

Words near provosted in the dictionary

  1. provolunteering
  2. provos
  3. provost
  4. provost marshal
  5. provostal
  6. provosted
  7. provostess
  8. provostesses
  9. provostial
  10. provosties
  11. provosting

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