provost meaning in Tamil
மேதகர்
UK/ˈpɹɒvəst//ˈpɹoʊvoʊst/
provost in Tamil: மேதகர். In English, provost means a dean: the head of a cathedral chapter.
Tamil words for provost
- மேதகர்
English meaning of provost
- noun A dean: the head of a cathedral chapter.
- noun The head of various other ecclesiastical bodies, even (rare, obsolete) muezzins.
- noun The minister of the chief Protestant church of a town or region in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia.
- noun The head of various colleges and universities.
provost in a sentence
- Around the time of the Rebellions of 1837 and the First Anglo-Afghan War, British servicemen spoke of being provosted.
Synonyms of provost
- dean
- president
- mayor
- reeve
- prefect and praetor
- ruler
- prepositus
- steward
- viceroy
- governor
- police officer
provost in other languages
Questions about provost in Tamil
- What is the meaning of provost in Tamil?
- Provost in Tamil is மேதகர்.
- provost என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Provost: மேதகர்.
- What does provost mean in English?
- Provost means a dean: the head of a cathedral chapter.
Source and license
Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: provost (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: provost (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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