Definition

provost

ˈprɒvəst/

noun

noun: provost; plural noun: provosts

1. 1.

   BRITISH

   the head of certain university colleges, especially at Oxford or Cambridge, and public schools.

   • NORTH AMERICAN

     a senior administrative officer in certain universities.
2. 2.

   Scottish term for mayor.
3. 3.

   the head of a chapter in a cathedral.

   • the Protestant minister of the principal church of a town or district in Germany and certain other European countries.
   • historical

     the head of a Christian community.
4. 4.

   short for provost marshal.
5. 5.

   historical

   the chief magistrate of a French or other European town.