Word Meaning

provost definition and meaning

n. A person who is appointed to superintend, or preside over, something; the chief magistrate in some cities and towns; as, the provost of Edinburgh or of Glasgow, answering to the mayor of other cities; the provost of a college, answering to president; the provost or head of certain collegiate churches.
n. The keeper of a prison.

Crossword clues for provost

- Academic administrator
- Head of certain colleges
- Military police officer
- One presiding
- One superintending
- University college head