prévôtn.

Brit.

/ˈprɛvəʊ/,

/prɛˈvəʊ/, U.S.

/prɛˈvoʊ/

Forms:

α. Middle English prefeste, Middle English preuest, Middle English–1500s preuost, 1600s– prevost Brit. /ˈprɛvəst/, /ˈprɛvɒst/, U.S. /ˈprɛˌvoʊst/, /ˈprɛvəst/.

β. 1600s 1800s– prévôt, 1700s 1900s– prevot, 1800s prevôt.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French prevost.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French prevost, French prévôt denoting various kinds of magistrate, civil officer, or judge (first half of the 12th cent. in Old French), head of a cathedral or collegiate church (c1300 in Old French), judge of a court dealing with legal cases which concern non-privileged inhabitants (beginning of the 14th cent.) < classical Latin praepositus person placed in charge (see prepositus n.). Compare earlier provost n., and see discussion at that entry.With sense 4a compare Middle French, French †prevost de l'hostel prevost de l'hostel n.

†1. The chief magistrate in a city or town. Cf. provost n. 6b. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) ii. 7147 Þe preuest with þe burgeis [þat d]ay to conseile ȝede.

†2. The representative of a king or emperor in a country or district; an administrator, a governor. Cf. provost n. 4. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

c1400 Bk. to Mother (Bodl.) 109 (MED) Seintes techen eiȝte tokenes to knowe bi where a man be meke..þe eiȝteþe, ȝif he be ordeined in power aboue oþere, and knoweþ himself raþer suget þan preuost.

a1425 (a1400) Northern Pauline Epist. (1916) 2 Cor. xi. 32 Of damasc, þe preuost of þe folc, of arathe þe kyng, he kepte þe cyte of damasc.

c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 175 We fand þe prefeste [L. prepositum] of Arta dead.

†3. The provost or president of a chapter or collegiate church. Cf. provost n. 1a. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious superior > prior > [noun]

provostOE

priorOE

prévôt1483

prepositor1881

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 35^v/1 Saynt bernard saith..Whome wilt thou gyue me of thise preuostes [Fr. prelatz; L. praelatorum] that entende not more to empte the purse of his subgettis than to take away from them theyr synnes?

1838 Penny Cycl. XI. 90/1 Gassendi was promoted to a canonry in the cathedral of Digne, where he was..appointed prevôt of the church.

a. Originally: an officer or deputy of the French king or of a feudal lord who collected taxes and administered justice; a French provost-marshal. Cf. prevost de l'hostel n. Later: the judge of a French prevotal court. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > one whose duty is arresting offenders

provosta1382

alguazila1530

prévôt1577

shoulder-clappera1616

provo1692

trap1705

felon-setter1864

arrester1880

1577 [implied in: 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. (at prevostship n.)].

1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon iii. xii. 617 He sent a Prevost to take him, wherein he was also so successful, as to have him forc'd away from his own Country.

1687 Philos. Trans. 1686–7 (Royal Soc.) 16 221 Upon the petition of Messire Robert, Prevost of Cocherel, Knight and Lord of the Mannour of the upper and lower Cocherel, wee have this day come to the sayd town of Cocherel.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. The Spanish alcaid answers in good measure to the French prevost, and English justice of peace.

a1798 T. Pennant Tour on Continent (1948) 16 He was first condemned to the Gallies by the Prevot, but on appealing to another court was sentenced to be hanged.

1841 G. P. R. James Brigand xxv What he has done requires the chastisement of my prévôt.

1852 H. W. Herbert Knights of Eng., France & Scotl. iii. 166 Several large detachments of the archers of the prevôt's guard..might be seen everywhere on duty.

1908 N.E.D. at Prevost Prevotal, of or pertaining to a French Prévôt.

b. In Guernsey and Sark: an officer of justice equivalent to the High Sheriff of an English county. In Jersey and Guernsey: a bailiff of an estate or fief.

ΚΠ

1682 J. Warburton Treat. Hist. Guernsey (1822) 55 The King's Prévôt, is elected after the same manner as the jurats are. His office is..to bring all criminals before them [sc. the court]..to see the sentence of the court executed.

1682 J. Warburton Treat. Hist. Guernsey (1822) 68 In private men's fiefs, most commonly the rents are received by prévôts.

1857 Order in Council 21 Feb. That the Prevost is the Executive Officer of Justice in the Island of Guernsey, both in civil and in criminal matters.

1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands i. xxiii. 525 In Jersey there is an officer called Vicomte, or Viscount, who represents the High Sheriff of an English county. The corresponding officer in Guernsey is called the Prevôt.

1908 A. Hilgrove Turner Let. to Editor In ten of the twelve parishes of Jersey there are subordinate officers of the Royal Court called ‘The King's Prévôts’. These are furnished in turn by the various proprietors on the Crown fiefs... There are also what de Geyt calls ‘les petits Prevosts’, i.e. Prévôts of ‘Fiefs subalternes’ or private fiefs.

1961 S. Hathaway Dame of Sark xiv. 207 The positions of island officials (Seneschal, Prévôt and Greffier).

1990 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 14 Dec. Legal matters are dealt with by the Seneschal and the Prevot (sheriff), who are appointed by the seigneur.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prévôt
释义	prévôtn. Brit. /ˈprɛvəʊ/, /prɛˈvəʊ/, U.S. /prɛˈvoʊ/ Forms: α. Middle English prefeste, Middle English preuest, Middle English–1500s preuost, 1600s– prevost Brit. /ˈprɛvəst/, /ˈprɛvɒst/, U.S. /ˈprɛˌvoʊst/, /ˈprɛvəst/. β. 1600s 1800s– prévôt, 1700s 1900s– prevot, 1800s prevôt. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French prevost. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French prevost, French prévôt denoting various kinds of magistrate, civil officer, or judge (first half of the 12th cent. in Old French), head of a cathedral or collegiate church (c1300 in Old French), judge of a court dealing with legal cases which concern non-privileged inhabitants (beginning of the 14th cent.) < classical Latin praepositus person placed in charge (see prepositus n.). Compare earlier provost n., and see discussion at that entry.With sense 4a compare Middle French, French †prevost de l'hostel prevost de l'hostel n. †1. The chief magistrate in a city or town. Cf. provost n. 6b. Obsolete. ΚΠ ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) (1996) ii. 7147 Þe preuest with þe burgeis [þat d]ay to conseile ȝede. †2. The representative of a king or emperor in a country or district; an administrator, a governor. Cf. provost n. 4. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1400 Bk. to Mother (Bodl.) 109 (MED) Seintes techen eiȝte tokenes to knowe bi where a man be meke..þe eiȝteþe, ȝif he be ordeined in power aboue oþere, and knoweþ himself raþer suget þan preuost. a1425 (a1400) Northern Pauline Epist. (1916) 2 Cor. xi. 32 Of damasc, þe preuost of þe folc, of arathe þe kyng, he kepte þe cyte of damasc. c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 175 We fand þe prefeste [L. prepositum] of Arta dead. †3. The provost or president of a chapter or collegiate church. Cf. provost n. 1a. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious superior > prior > [noun] provostOE priorOE prévôt1483 prepositor1881 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 35^v/1 Saynt bernard saith..Whome wilt thou gyue me of thise preuostes [Fr. prelatz; L. praelatorum] that entende not more to empte the purse of his subgettis than to take away from them theyr synnes? 1838 Penny Cycl. XI. 90/1 Gassendi was promoted to a canonry in the cathedral of Digne, where he was..appointed prevôt of the church. 4. a. Originally: an officer or deputy of the French king or of a feudal lord who collected taxes and administered justice; a French provost-marshal. Cf. prevost de l'hostel n. Later: the judge of a French prevotal court. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > one whose duty is arresting offenders provosta1382 alguazila1530 prévôt1577 shoulder-clappera1616 provo1692 trap1705 felon-setter1864 arrester1880 1577 [implied in: 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. (at prevostship n.)]. 1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon iii. xii. 617 He sent a Prevost to take him, wherein he was also so successful, as to have him forc'd away from his own Country. 1687 Philos. Trans. 1686–7 (Royal Soc.) 16 221 Upon the petition of Messire Robert, Prevost of Cocherel, Knight and Lord of the Mannour of the upper and lower Cocherel, wee have this day come to the sayd town of Cocherel. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. The Spanish alcaid answers in good measure to the French prevost, and English justice of peace. a1798 T. Pennant Tour on Continent (1948) 16 He was first condemned to the Gallies by the Prevot, but on appealing to another court was sentenced to be hanged. 1841 G. P. R. James Brigand xxv What he has done requires the chastisement of my prévôt. 1852 H. W. Herbert Knights of Eng., France & Scotl. iii. 166 Several large detachments of the archers of the prevôt's guard..might be seen everywhere on duty. 1908 N.E.D. at Prevost Prevotal, of or pertaining to a French Prévôt. b. In Guernsey and Sark: an officer of justice equivalent to the High Sheriff of an English county. In Jersey and Guernsey: a bailiff of an estate or fief. ΚΠ 1682 J. Warburton Treat. Hist. Guernsey (1822) 55 The King's Prévôt, is elected after the same manner as the jurats are. His office is..to bring all criminals before them [sc. the court]..to see the sentence of the court executed. 1682 J. Warburton Treat. Hist. Guernsey (1822) 68 In private men's fiefs, most commonly the rents are received by prévôts. 1857 Order in Council 21 Feb. That the Prevost is the Executive Officer of Justice in the Island of Guernsey, both in civil and in criminal matters. 1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands i. xxiii. 525 In Jersey there is an officer called Vicomte, or Viscount, who represents the High Sheriff of an English county. The corresponding officer in Guernsey is called the Prevôt. 1908 A. Hilgrove Turner Let. to Editor In ten of the twelve parishes of Jersey there are subordinate officers of the Royal Court called ‘The King's Prévôts’. These are furnished in turn by the various proprietors on the Crown fiefs... There are also what de Geyt calls ‘les petits Prevosts’, i.e. Prévôts of ‘Fiefs subalternes’ or private fiefs. 1961 S. Hathaway Dame of Sark xiv. 207 The positions of island officials (Seneschal, Prévôt and Greffier). 1990 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 14 Dec. Legal matters are dealt with by the Seneschal and the Prevot (sheriff), who are appointed by the seigneur. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1400
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