Provost

Not to be confused with Prevost.

Provost may refer to:

Officials

Ecclesiastic

• Provost (religion), a high-ranking church official
• Prince-provost, a high-ranking church official

Government

• Provost (civil), an officer of local government, including the equivalent of a mayor in Scotland
• Lord provost, the equivalent of a lord mayor in Scotland

Military

• Provost (military police), military police responsible for policing within the armed forces
• Provost marshal, an officer in charge of military police
• Provost Marshal General, commander of the military police in the United States
• Provost sergeant, a sergeant in charge of regimental police in Commonwealth armies

Other fields

• Provost (education), a senior academic administrator within certain higher education institutions
• Provost (martial arts), a ranking that was second only to master in Renaissance England

Aircraft

• BAC Jet Provost, a British training aircraft
• Percival Provost, British training aircraft

Geography

• Municipal District of Provost No. 52, a municipal district in Alberta, Canada
• Provost, Alberta, a town in Alberta, Canada
  • Provost Airport
• Provost, Virginia, a village in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States
• Provost Avenue, Bronx, NY, the origin of New York State Route 22
• Stour Provost, a village in Dorset, England

Other uses

• Provost (name), a surname
• Arthur Provost Three-Decker, a historic building in Massachusetts, United States
• Provost Academy South Carolina, a virtual public charter school in South Carolina, United States

Fictional characters

• Provost, a character from the World Theatre episode: "Brand", portrayed by Peter Sallis
• The Provost, a character from the Robert Langdon novel Inferno by Dan Brown

See also

• Provo (disambiguation)
• Prévôt, the French term