provost

rehtori one One placed in charge: a head, a chief, particularly:
puhekieltä A dean: the head of a cathedral chapter.
puhekieltä The head of various other ecclesiastical bodies, even puhekieltä muezzins.
puhekieltä The minister of the chief Protestant church of a town or region in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia.
puhekieltä The head of various colleges and universities.
puhekieltä A ruler.
A mayor: the chief magistrate of a town, particularly puhekieltä the head of a burgh or puhekieltä the former chiefs of various towns in France, Flanders, or puhekieltä other Continental European countries.
A senior deputy, a superintendent, particularly:
puhekieltä A prior: an abbot's second-in-command.
puhekieltä A senior deputy administrator; a vice-president of academic affairs.
puhekieltä A steward or seneschal: a medieval agent given management of a feudal estate or charged with collecting fees; puhekieltä a title of the archangel Michael.
puhekieltä any Any manager or overseer in a medieval or early modern context.
puhekieltä A viceroy.
puhekieltä A governor.
puhekieltä A reeve.
puhekieltä various Various Roman offices, as prefect and praetor.
puhekieltä A constable: a medieval or early modern official charged with arresting, holding, and punishing criminals.
1604, w: William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare, s: Measure, for Measure|Measure, for Measure, Act I, Scene ii, Line 113:

Here comes Signor Claudio, led by the provostto prison;

Around the time of the w:Rebellions of 1837|Rebellions of 1837 and the w:First Anglo-Afghan War|First Anglo-Afghan War, British servicemen spoke of being provosted.