Prevost

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proper noun

A surname from French.

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PrévostVieux-PrévostVieux PrevostOld PrévostOld PrevostShawbridge
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Meanings

proper nounPrevost (plural Prevosts)

plural Prevosts · alternative Prévost

  1. A surname from French.

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proper noun

alternative Prévost

  1. Synonym of Old Prevost: A district, a former municipality of Prévost, Rivière-du-Nord county, Quebec, Canada; across the river from Shawbridge in Prévost

    Synonyms: Prévost, Vieux-Prévost, Vieux Prevost, Old Prévost, Old Prevost

  2. A municipality of the county of Rivière-du-Nord, Quebec, Canada, composed of Old Prevost and Shawbridge

    Synonyms: Shawbridge, Prévost

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Old Prevost: A district, a former municipality of Prévost, Rivière-du-Nord county, Quebec, Canada; across the river from Shawbridge in Prévost

Similar
PrévostVieux-PrévostVieux PrevostOld PrévostOld Prevost

proper nounA municipality of the county of Rivière-du-Nord, Quebec, Canada, composed of Old Prevost and Shawbridge

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Origin

  1. FrenchPrévost
  2. EnglishPrevost

Borrowed from French Prévost.

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Cite this entry
APA

Prevost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prevost

MLA

“Prevost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prevost. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Prevost,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prevost.

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