prévôt, n.
1. (officier civil, magistrat) burhgerēfa (m. an).
2. (père supérieur) (e)aldor/ealdur (m. a), v.s. aldiro/eldro, v.fr. alder ♦ mynsterprafost (m.) ♦ prafost/profost/prafest/profast (m.) > a.m. provost, v.h.a. probost > all.m. Probst, v.fr. provest/progost ♦ prior (m.) > a.m. prior. fonction/rang de prévôt prafostfolgoþ (m. a) ♦ prafostscīr (f. ō).