preboste

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Catalan prebost, from Latin praepositus.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: pre‧bos‧te

Noun[edit]

preboste m (plural prebostes)

  1. (military) provost (military prison keeper)
  2. (religion) provost (highest position in a monastery below an abbot)

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Catalan prebost, from Latin praepositus.

Noun[edit]

preboste m (plural prebostes)

  1. provost

Further reading[edit]