Associations to the word «Provost»

Wiktionary

PROVOST, noun. (Scottish local government) The equivalent of mayor in some Scottish cities.
PROVOST, noun. (higher education) A senior academic administrator; sometimes called the Vice-President of Academic Affairs.
PROVOST, noun. (religion) The highest position in a monastery below an abbot.
PROVOST, noun. A prison keeper, especially in the military.
PROVOST, proper noun. A surname​.

Dictionary definition

PROVOST, noun. A high-ranking university administrator.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley