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lord provost

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
lord provost
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The civic head of certain cities in Scotland, having a role similar to that of mayor.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

Lord Provosts (plural) Lords Provost (plural)

Questions

What does lord provost mean?
The civic head of certain cities in Scotland, having a role similar to that of mayor.

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