Definition of Provosts

1. Noun. (plural of provost) ¹

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Definition of Provosts

1. provost [n] - See also: provost

Lexicographical Neighbors of Provosts

provoker
provokers
provokes
provoketh
provoking
provokingly
provokingness
provolone
provolones
provost
provost court
provost guard
provost marshal
provostal
provostorial
provosts (current term)
provostship
provostships
provosty
prow
prowar
prowd
prowdly
prower
prowess
prowesses
prowest
prowfishes
prowhaling

Literary usage of Provosts

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1864)
"provosts OF CATHEDRAL CHURCHES IN IRELAND. SIB,—Mr. Stubbs, iu his valuable letter on the ... 626, infra) for information relative to the provosts of ..."

2. The Continental Legal History Series by Association of American Law Schools (1915)
"The provosts of the Marshals. TOPIC 4. CITIES AND VILLAGES § 391. The Cities. § 392. Municipal Elections. § 393. The Town Corporation. § 395. ..."

3. The English Illustrated Magazine (1890)
"Several others have become provosts of the sister college at Cambridge. Among the remainder may be noticed William Horman, LUPTON'S TOWER, ..."

4. The Eton Portrait Gallery: Consisting of Short Memoirs of the More Eminent by Barrister of the Inner Temple (1876)
"THE provosts OP ETON. As these were all, with one or two exceptions, in Orders, it has been thought desirable to conclude this part of the work by a simple ..."

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