详细解释:n. 教务长, 监督员, 牧师
【法】 监督者, 负责官员, 监狱看守
英语解释：
名词 provost:
a high-ranking university administrator详细解释：
pro.vost
n.Abbr. prov.（名词）缩写 prov.A university administrator of high rank.教务长：一种高层的大学管理人员The highest official in certain cathedrals or collegiate churches.教士长：某些大教堂或牧师会中的最高神职人员The keeper of a prison.监狱看守The chief magistrate of certain Scottish cities.市长：某些苏格兰城市的首要行政长官
来源：Middle English 中古英语 from Old English profost 源自 古英语 profost Old French provost 古法语 provost both from Medieval Latin prôpositus 都源自 中世纪拉丁语 prôpositus alteration of Latin praepositus [person placed over others, superintendent] [from past participle of] praepônere [to place over] 拉丁语 praepositus的变化 [职位高于他人的人，总监] [] 源自praepônere的过去分词 [把…置于…之上] prae- [pre-] prae- [前缀，表.预先，前.] pônere [to put] * see apo- pônere [放置] *参见 apo-