Burgomaster vs Provost - What's the difference?
burgomaster | provost |
The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
(Scottish local government) The equivalent of mayor in some Scottish cities.
(higher education) A senior academic administrator; sometimes called the Vice-President of Academic Affairs.
(religion) The highest position in a monastery below an abbot.
A prison keeper, especially in the military.
* 1604 , , I. ii. 113:
As a noun burgomaster
is the mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the netherlands, belgium, germany and certain other countries.As a proper noun provost is
.burgomaster
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Alternative forms
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(en noun)provost
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(wikipedia provost)Noun
(en noun)- Here comes Signor Claudio, led by the provost / to prison;