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

  1. 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]]"

  2. Chancellor as a noun:

    The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.

    Examples:

    "synonyms Reichskanzler q1=historical"

    "the Austrian Chancellor'"

  3. 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.

  4. Chancellor as a noun (education):

    The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.

  5. Chancellor as a noun (Britain):

  6. Chancellor as a noun (Scotland):

    The foreman of a jury.

  7. Chancellor as a noun (US, law):

    The chief judge of a court of chancery (that is, one exercising equity jurisdiction).

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Provost as a noun (UK, military, _, slang, obsolete):

    A provost cell: a military cell or prison.

  1. 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."