† prepostn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praepositus.

Etymology: < classical Latin praepositus prepositus n., with loss of medial -i- . Compare classical Latin praepostus , contracted form (in Lucretius) of praepositus , past participle of praepōnere . Compare earlier provost n.

Obsolete. rare.

= prepositus n.; an overseer, a steward, a superintendent; a provost.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > deputy or representative of person in authority > representing supreme power

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prepostc1384

commissary general1434

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c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Dan. i. 3 Aphanet, prepost [L. præposito], or souereyne, of his geldingus.

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Deeds vii. 10 He ordeynede him prepost [v.r. prouoost; L. præpositum], or souereyn, on Egipt and on al his hous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	prepost
释义	† prepostn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praepositus. Etymology: < classical Latin praepositus prepositus n., with loss of medial -i- . Compare classical Latin praepostus , contracted form (in Lucretius) of praepositus , past participle of praepōnere . Compare earlier provost n. Obsolete. rare. = prepositus n.; an overseer, a steward, a superintendent; a provost. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > deputy or representative of person in authority > representing supreme power provosta1382 prepostc1384 commissary general1434 prepositus1627 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Dan. i. 3 Aphanet, prepost [L. præposito], or souereyne, of his geldingus. c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Deeds vii. 10 He ordeynede him prepost [v.r. prouoost; L. præpositum], or souereyn, on Egipt and on al his hous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.c1384
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