provost
n
1
(a) (Brit) (title of the) head of certain university colleges (大学中某些学院的)院长(的称号).
(b) (US) senior administrator in certain universities (某些大学的)教务长.
2 (Scot 苏格兰) (title of the) head of a town council or burgh 市长(的称号).
3 (Brit) (title of the) head of the chapter in certain cathedrals 座堂主任, 教区长(的称号).