## 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.

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