prevost

See also: Prevost and prévôt

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin praepositus. The variant form provost comes from a Late Latin variant form propositus.

Noun

prevost oblique singular, m (oblique plural prevoz or prevotz, nominative singular prevoz or prevotz, nominative plural prevost)

  1. provost (person)

Descendants
  • French: prévôt
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