provost

The story

1. Danish · derived fromprovst
2. German · derived fromPropst
3. Old French · derived fromprovost
4. Anglo-Norman · derived fromprovolt
5. Latin · derived frompraepositus“[one] placed in command”
6. Late Latin · derived fromprōpositus
7. Old English · inherited fromprōfost
8. English todayprovost

From 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.

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