"prepositus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɹiːˈpɒzɪtəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹiˈpɑzɪtəs/ [General-American] Forms: preposituses [plural], prepositi [plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin prepositus, variant of praepositus (“[one] placed in charge”). Doublet of provost. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin, {{m|la|prepositus}} prepositus, {{m|la|praepositus||􂀿one􂁀 placed in charge}} praepositus (“[one] placed in charge”), {{doublet|en|provost}} Doublet of provost Head templates: {{en-noun|+|prepositi}} prepositus (plural preposituses or prepositi)
  1. (historical) A provost: the presiding officer of various ecclesiastical bodies. Tags: historical Translations (provost): praepositus (Latin)
    Sense id: en-prepositus-en-noun-GRaFwH66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of 'provost': 100 0
  2. (historical) The presiding officer of various civil bodies. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-prepositus-en-noun-vx2AizvK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: praepositus

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