(n) a high-ranking university administrator

A provost is a college or university's chief academic officer. The provost often reports directly to the president of a college or university and oversees all of the institution’s academic-relate [..]

Old English profost, reinforced by Old French cognate provost, both from Late Latin propositus (reinforced by Old French cognate provost), from Latin propositus/praepositus "a chief, prefect" [..]

The Head of House at Oriel College, The Queen’s College and Worcester College.

The chairman of Eton’s governing body.

magistrate prow

1) Feudal or royal magistrate.    (Gies, Joseph and Francis. Life in a Medieval Castle, 230) 2) Royal officer responsible for overseeing administration of justice.    (Seward, Desmond. Henry V [..]

means a person appointed as Provost under clause 23 of the Constitution.

The senior academic officer of a college or university who typically oversees all academic policies and curriculum-related matters.[Back to Top]

The senior academic officer of a university who typically oversees all academic policies and curriculum-related matters.

n. "provost, chief magistrate; prefect, chief administrator," s.v. provost sb. OED. KEY: provost@n

n 4 provost 3 provoste 1

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