The difference between Chancellor and Provost
When used as nouns, chancellor means a senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice, whereas provost means a dean: the head of a cathedral chapter.
Provost is also verb with the meaning: to be delivered to a provost marshal for punishment.
check bellow for the other definitions of Chancellor and Provost
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Chancellor as a noun:
A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
Examples:
"'Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster  [[Lord Chancellor Lord Chancellor]]"
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Chancellor as a noun:
The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
Examples:
"synonyms Reichskanzler q1=historical"
"the Austrian Chancellor'"
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Chancellor as a noun (Christianity):
A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law.
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Chancellor as a noun (education):
The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
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Chancellor as a noun (Britain):
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Chancellor as a noun (Scotland):
The foreman of a jury.
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Chancellor as a noun (US, law):
The chief judge of a court of chancery (that is, one exercising equity jurisdiction).
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Provost as a noun (religion, historical):
One placed in charge: a head, a chief, particularly: A dean: the head of a cathedral chapter. The head of various other ecclesiastical bodies, even muezzins. The minister of the chief Protestant church of a town or region in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia. The head of various colleges and universities. A ruler. A mayor: the chief magistrate of a town, particularly the head of a burgh or the former chiefs of various towns in France, Flanders, or other Continental European countries.
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Provost as a noun (religion, historical):
A senior deputy, a superintendent, particularly: A prior: an abbot's second-in-command. A senior deputy administrator; a vice-president of academic affairs. A steward or seneschal: a medieval agent given management of a feudal estate or charged with collecting fees; a title of the archangel Michael. Any manager or overseer in a medieval or early modern context. A viceroy. A governor. A reeve. Various Roman offices, as prefect and praetor. A constable: a medieval or early modern official charged with arresting, holding, and punishing criminals. An officer of the military police, particularly provost marshal or provost sergeant. An assistant fencing master.
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Provost as a noun (UK, military, _, slang, obsolete):
A provost cell: a military cell or prison.
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Provost as a verb (UK, transitive, used in passive, obsolete, military, _, slang):
To be delivered to a provost marshal for punishment.
Examples:
"Around the time of the [[w:Rebellions of 1837 Rebellions of 1837]] and the [[w:First Anglo-Afghan War First Anglo-Afghan War]], British servicemen spoke of being provosted."