provost

1. One placed in charge: a head, a chief

   (historical)A dean: the head of a cathedral chapter.

2. The head of various other ecclesiastical bodies, even (rare, obsolete) muezzins.

3. The minister of the chief Protestant church of a town or region in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia.

4. (UK)The head of various colleges and universities.

5. A mayor: the chief magistrate of a town, particularly (Scotland) the head of a burgh or (historical) the former chiefs of various towns in France, Flanders, or (by extension) other Continental European countries.

6. A senior deputy, a superintendent

   (historical)A prior: an abbot's second-in-command.

   Propst

   пробстprobst

7. (US)A senior deputy administrator; a vice-president of academic affairs.

   Vorsteher

   ре́кторréktor, дека́нdekán

8. (historical)A steward or seneschal: a medieval agent given management of a feudal estate or charged with collecting fees.

9. (historical)Any manager or overseer in a medieval or early modern context.

10. (historical)A constable: a medieval or early modern official charged with arresting, holding, and punishing criminals.

11. An officer of the military police, particularly provost marshal or provost sergeant.

12. (historical)An assistant fencing master.

1. Is a provost like a mayor?

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2. Tom emailed the provost with his complaint.

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3. Tom is the provost of Harvard University.

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4. In some Scottish cities, the equivalent of a mayor is called a provost.

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