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单词 provosty
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Definition of provosty in English:

provosty

noun ˈprɒvɒstiˈprɒvəsti
historical
  • = provostry, "provostship", in various senses.

Origin

Late Middle English. From Anglo-Norman provosté, provostee, also provostie office or function of a provost, stewardship, variants of Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French prevosté. Compare post-classical Latin praepositatus office of provost of a collegiate church, office of provost or reeve. Compare also Middle Dutch provestie, provostie, proostie (Dutch proosdij), Middle Low German prōvestīe, prōpstīe, prōstīe (goes to early modern Danish provstie, Danish provsti), Middle High German probestīe, provestīe, probstīe (German Propstei).

 
 

Definition of provosty in US English:

provosty

noun
historical
  • = provostry, "provostship", in various senses.

Origin

Late Middle English. From Anglo-Norman provosté, provostee, also provostie office or function of a provost, stewardship, variants of Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French prevosté. Compare post-classical Latin praepositatus office of provost of a collegiate church, office of provost or reeve. Compare also Middle Dutch provestie, provostie, proostie (Dutch proosdij), Middle Low German prōvestīe, prōpstīe, prōstīe (goes to early modern Danish provstie, Danish provsti), Middle High German probestīe, provestīe, probstīe (German Propstei).

 
 
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