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provostur (s.xiiiex)
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provostur (s.xiiiex)

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  FEW:  praepositus *9,302a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  prevost (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  praepositor 2419c

s.

monasticeccl.occupationstatusprovost, head of a religious community: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  E pur defendre la meisoun (=the convent of womanhood) Su [sic] devenu lur champioun E lur countur e lur provostur  Bonté batt (U) 23

[hp]

See also:

provost  provosté  provoster  provosterie  provosture 
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provostur