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Custodian vs Provost - What's the difference?

custodian | provost |

As nouns the difference between custodian and provost

is that custodian is a person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper while provost is the equivalent of mayor in some Scottish cities.

As a proper noun Provost is

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custodian

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
  • a janitor; a cleaner

    • Derived terms

    * custodianship

    Related terms

    * custodial * custody

    External links

    * * * ----

    provost

    English

    (wikipedia provost)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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:
    • Here comes Signor Claudio, led by the provost / to prison;

    Derived terms

    * Lord Provost * Provost Marshall