prevostshipn.
/ˈprɛvəstʃɪp/, /ˈprɛvɒstʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈprɛˌvoʊstʃɪp/, /ˈprɛvəstʃɪp/ Now historical.
The office, jurisdiction, or district of a prévôt.
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society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > chief magistrate or mayor > of a foreign town or city > position of
provostry1420
provosty1443
provostship1541
prevostship1577
1577 tr. ‘F. de L'Isle’ Legendarie sig. Avj The seconde [daughter]..was giuen to Iames Marquise of Baden, with the dowrye of three preuostshipps..besides a good summe of money.
1865 M. L. Booth tr. H. Martin Hist. France 475 Lorraine was to be restored to Duke Charles V., in consideration of the exchange of Nancy and Longwy for Toul and a prevostship in Trois-Evêchés.
1875 F. G. Shaw tr. H. Zschokke Hist. Switzerland 211 He should forfeit the sum of 20,000 crowns, for which the prevostship of Munster was pledged.
1973 Hispania 56 1076/1 The laws of the land..were the laws, ordinances and customs of the Prevostship and Visconty of Paris.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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