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provost guard

pro·vost guard
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proh-vohst, prov-uh st or, esp. in military usage, proh-voh gahrd]
    • /ˈproʊ voʊst, ˈprɒv əst or, esp. in military usage, ˈproʊ voʊ gɑrd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proh-vohst, prov-uh st or, esp. in military usage, proh-voh gahrd]
    • /ˈproʊ voʊst, ˈprɒv əst or, esp. in military usage, ˈproʊ voʊ gɑrd/

Definitions of provost guard words

  • noun provost guard a detachment of soldiers assigned to police duties under the provost marshal. 1
  • noun provost guard (esp in the US) a detachment under command of the provost marshal 0
  • noun provost guard a detail of military police under the command of an officer (provost marshal) 0
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Origin of provost guard

First appearance:

before 1770
One of the 46% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1770-80

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Parts of speech for Provost guard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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provost guard popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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