provost
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Is provost a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
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Definition
noun (English)
1. One placed in charge: a head, a chief, particularly:Synonyms: deanhistorical
2. One placed in charge: a head, a chief, particularly:
3. One placed in charge: a head, a chief, particularly:
4. One placed in charge: a head, a chief, particularly:Synonyms: president, deanUK
5. One placed in charge: a head, a chief, particularly:obsolete
6. One placed in charge: a head, a chief, particularly:Examples: "The repairs were completed in the summer of last year, more than ten months after the line had been closed, and the branch was re-opened on June 29, when Mr. T. F. Cameron, Chief Regional Officer, Scottish Region, received Provost J. S. Collin, of Eyemouth, at the station. The 12.42. p.m. train to Burnmouth was signalled out of the station by the Provost, after he had been introduced to the crew."Synonyms: mayor
verb (English)
1. (UK, transitive, used in passive, obsolete, military slang) To be delivered to a provost marshal for punishment.Examples: "Around the time of the Rebellions of 1837 and the First Anglo-Afghan War, British servicemen spoke of being provosted."UKobsoleteslangtransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary