Provost

Provost is from the Latin praepositus ("set over", from praeponere, "to place in front"). It may mean:

• Definitions
  • Provost (religion), a high ranking church official
  • Provost (education), a senior academic administrator
  • Provost (civil), an officer of local government, including the equivalent of a mayor in Scotland
  • Lord Provost, the equivalent of a Lord Mayor in Scotland
  • Provost (martial arts), a ranking that was second only to Master in Renaissance England
  • Provost (Military Police): Military police responsible for policing within the armed forces, as opposed to military police service which are Gendarmeries
  • Provost Marshal, an officer in charge of military police
  • Provost sergeant, a sergeant in charge of regimental police in the British and Commonwealth armies
• Places
  • Provost, Alberta, a town in Alberta, Canada
  • Provost, Virginia, a village in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States
• People
  • Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, Louisiana
  • James Charles Provost British Admiral
  • Percival Provost and BAC Jet Provost, British training aircraft
  • Jan Provost (Provoost), Dutch painter