Propst
German (Berlin)
/pʁoːpst/
noun
Definitions
- (Christianity) provost
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German brobest inherited from Old High German probost derived from Old French provost derived from Latin praepositus (placed in command).
Origin
Latin
praepositus
Gloss
placed in command
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- praepositus Latin
- prōpositus Latin
- preposito Italian
- preposto Italian
- prebostazgo Spanish, Castilian
- domprost Swedish
- kontraktsprost Swedish
- prost Swedish
- provst Danish
- prevost Old French
- provost Old French
- probost Old High German
- brobest Middle High German
- prōvest Middle Low German
- provolt xno