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Old English · noun

mynsterprofost

Part of speech
noun, masculine
IPA
/ˈmyn.sterˌproː.fost/
[ˈmyn.sterˌproː.vost]
Syllables
ˈmyn · ster · ˌproː · fost (4 syllables)
Modern English
provost

Meaning

  1. the provost of a monastery

Etymology

From mynster (“monastery”) + prōfost (“provost”)

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