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Definition of Provosts
1. provost [n] - See also: provost
Lexicographical Neighbors of Provosts
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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