provost

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈproʊvoʊst/ UK /ˈprɒvəst/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a senior academic administrator; the head of certain colleges

The provost oversees all academic affairs at the university.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a senior academic... dean principal head warden administrator superintendent

Word family

Derived forms provostship

Etymology

From Old English profost and Old French provost, both from Medieval Latin propositus, an alteration of Latin praepositus ('one placed in charge'), from praeponere ('to place before'), from prae- ('before') + ponere ('to place').

praepositus Latin ponere Latin

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General Vocabulary

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# provost

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈproʊvoʊst/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈprɒvəst/

## Meanings
1. a senior academic administrator; the head of certain colleges

## Examples
- The provost oversees all academic affairs at the university.

## Synonyms
- dean
- principal
- head
- warden
- administrator
- superintendent

## Derived Forms
- provostship

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: praepositus
- Root: ponere - to put

## Etymology
From Old English profost and Old French provost, both from Medieval Latin propositus, an alteration of Latin praepositus ('one placed in charge'), from praeponere ('to place before'), from prae- ('before') + ponere ('to place').

## AI Etymology
Provost comes from Old English profost and Old French provost, both from Medieval Latin propositus, an alteration of Latin praepositus ('one placed in charge'), from praeponere ('to place before'), from prae- ('before') + ponere ('to place'). The historical trail runs through Latin praepositus and Latin ponere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means a senior academic administrator; the head of certain colleges. Derived formations include provostship.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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