/'prɒvəst; [US] 'prəʊ-; `provəst/
n
1 (a) (Brit) (title of the) head of certain university colleges （大学中某些学院的）院长（的称号）.
(b) (US) senior administrator in certain universities （某些大学的）教务长.
2 (Scot 苏格兰) (title of the) head of a town council or burgh 市长（的称号）.
3 (Brit) (title of the) head of the chapter in certain cathedrals 座堂主任, 教区长（的称号）.

n[C]
[Date: 900-1000; Language: Old French;Origin:Latin praepositus 'someone in charge, leader', from praeponere 'to put in front']
the person in charge of a college in some British universities, especially at Oxford or Cambridge
an important official at a university in the US
old use the leader of the council in some Scottish towns and cities