Provost
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: College, OfficialsProvostProv‧ost, provost /ˈprɒvəst $ ˈproʊvoʊst/ noun [countable] 1 SECthe person in charge of a college in some British universities, especially at Oxford or Cambridge2 SECan important official at a university in the US3 PGO old use the leader of the council in some Scottish towns and citiesOrigin provost (900-1000) Old French Latin praepositus “someone in charge, leader”, from praeponere “to put in front”