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7 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a high-ranking university administrator
originFrom Middle English, from late Old English prōfost, prāfost, from Late Latin prōpositus, variant of Latin praepositus (“[one] placed in command”). In some senses, via Anglo-Norman provolt; via Anglo-Norman and Old French provost (modern French prévôt). As a Central European ecclesiastical office, via German Propst, Danish provst, etc.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0