provost
noun(pro-vost)
the chief dignitary of a collegiate or cathedral chapter
provost
noun(pro-vost)
the chief magistrate of a Scottish burgh
provost
noun(pro-vost)
the keeper of a prison
provost
noun(pro-vost)
a military court usually for the trial of minor offenses within an occupied hostile territory
provost
noun(pro-vost)
a police detail of soldiers under the authority of the provost marshal
provost
noun(pro-vost)
an officer who supervises the military police of a command