prepositus

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English

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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin prepositus, variant of praepositus (“[one] placed in charge”). Doublet of provost.

Pronunciation

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  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pɹiˈpɑzɪtəs/
  • Hyphenation: pre‧pos‧i‧tus

Noun

prepositus (plural preposituses or prepositi)

  1. (historical) A provost: the presiding officer of various ecclesiastical bodies.
  2. (historical) The presiding officer of various civil bodies.

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References

  • Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "prepositus, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2007.
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