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n. - A high-ranking university administrator.

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Usage examples (31)
  • At Taunton, the rebels killed, in their fury, an officious and eager commissioner of the subsidy, whom they called the provost of Perin.
  • "Search away, and I'll call the provost guard to help you!"
  • If the provost thought they were deserters, then the provost was a fool.
  • I ` m called a provost and so I guess it ` s like a principal and I ` m half administrator and half teacher.
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