Provost

provlist, n. A person appointed to super in- tend or preside over something; chief magistrate of a city or town; head of a college. [OF.; L. prwposi* tus, a prefect, prop. p. p. of prseponere, to place be» fore, f prae, before, and ponere, to place.] Provost marshal, usually pron. pro-vol {Mil.) An officer whose duty is to attend to the arrest and punishment of offenders against military discipline.—Prov'- ostship, n. Office of a provost. eve, term In, Ice Sdd, tone, or 473 PROW 455 PTERODACTYL