Meanings
plural Prevosts · alternative Prévost
- A surname from French.
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alternative Prévost
- 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
- 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
proper nounA municipality of the county of Rivière-du-Nord, Quebec, Canada, composed of Old Prevost and Shawbridge
Origin
- FrenchPrévost
- EnglishPrevost
Borrowed from French Prévost.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Prevost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prevost
“Prevost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prevost. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Prevost,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prevost.
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