provosts

Noun

provost (plural provosts)

1. (historical) A dean: the head of a cathedral chapter.

   Synonyms:

   dean

2. The head of various other ecclesiastical bodies, even (rare, obsolete) muezzins.
3. The minister of the chief Protestant church of a town or region in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia.
4. (UK) The head of various colleges and universities.

   Synonyms:

   president, dean

5. (obsolete) A ruler.
6. 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.
   • The repairs were completed in the summer of last year, more than ten months after the line had been closed, and the branch was re-opened on June 29, when Mr. T. F. Cameron, Chief Regional Officer, Scottish Region, received Provost J. S. Collin, of Eyemouth, at the station. The 12.42. p.m. train to...1950 January, “Re-Opening of the Eyemouth Branch”, in Railway Magazine, page 52

   Synonyms:

   mayor

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