English → Latin
“provost” in Latin
magistermaster, chief, head, superior, director, president, leader, commander, conductor; teacher, instructor, educator of childpraesessitting before (usually to guard or take care of something or someone), presider; protector, guard, guardian, defender; prī̆ncepsfirst, foremost; chief, distinguishedcaputthe head (of humans and animals); head; top; summit; point; end; extremity (beginning or end); origin; source; spring; hantistesoverseer; high priest; master (of an art)praepōnōto place or set over as chief, commander, or superintendent; to place at the head of or entrust with the charge or commasēdēsseat, chair; place, residence, settlement, habitation, abode
The English word provost itself goes back to Latin pōnō, through prōpositus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
provost
magister (general term): praeses (a president): princeps, caput (chief, head): antistes: praepositus: the provost’s house, sedes, domicilium praepositi, antistitis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for provost?
- The usual Latin words for “provost” are magister, praeses, prī̆nceps; also caput, antistes, praepōnō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.