n.〈英〉大学中某些学院的院长（称号）；教区长；（某些苏格兰城市的）市长；〈美〉（某些大学的）教务长
One of these was Provost Bost, administrator of the public school, Eton. 其中一人是伊顿公学的主管, 博斯特院长。
James Brennan is the provost of Catholic University. 詹姆士布伦南是天主教大学的教务长，
The provost had the students out of his office in ten minutes. 教务长让学生们10 分钟内离开他的办公室。
The secretary in the Provost's office asked me what has happened. 教务长办公室的秘书问我发生了什么事。
