prévôt

See also: Prevost, Prévost, prevost, Prevot, and Prévot

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French prevost, inherited from Latin praepositus (“[one] placed in command”). Compare French préposé.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁe.vo/
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Noun

prévôt m (plural prévôts)

  1. (religion) provost
  2. provost marshal

Further reading

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