名詞 provost:

1. a high-ranking university administrator

pro.vost

n.Abbr. prov.（名詞）縮寫(xiě) prov.
A university administrator of high rank.
教務(wù)長(zhǎng)：一種高層的大學(xué)管理人員
The highest official in certain cathedrals or collegiate churches.
教士長(zhǎng)：某些大教堂或牧師會(huì)中的最高神職人員
The keeper of a prison.
監(jiān)獄看守
The chief magistrate of certain Scottish cities.
市長(zhǎng)：某些蘇格蘭城市的首要行政長(zhǎng)官

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old English profost
源自 古英語(yǔ) profost
Old French provost
古法語(yǔ) provost
both from Medieval Latin prôpositus
都源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) prôpositus
alteration of Latin praepositus [person placed over others, superintendent] [from past participle of] praepônere [to place over]
拉丁語(yǔ) praepositus的變化 [職位高于他人的人，總監(jiān)] [] 源自praepônere的過(guò)去分詞 [把…置于…之上]
prae- [pre-]
prae- [前綴，表.預(yù)先，前.]
pônere [to put] * see apo-
pônere [放置] *參見(jiàn) apo-