More generally: any person appointed to preside over or superintend something, esp. as the representative of the supreme power in a district or…
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| 释义 | society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > deputy or representative of person in authority > representing supreme power (4) provosta1382 More generally: any person appointed to preside over or superintend something, esp. as the representative of the supreme power in a district or… prepostc1384 = prepositus, n.; an overseer, a steward, a superintendent; a provost. commissary general1434 A person appointed to act as the most senior or powerful representative of a superior authority (in a particular place or sphere). prepositus1627 (A title of) the head of any of various clerical or civil institutions; a presiding official, a provost. Also figurative. |
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