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prepositus

/pɹiˈpɑzɪtəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-pos-i-tus
IPA
/pɹiˈpɑzɪtəs/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A provost: the presiding officer of various ecclesiastical bodies.

noun

The presiding officer of various civil bodies.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin prepositus, variant of praepositus (“[one] placed in charge”). Doublet of provost.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹiˈpɑzɪtəs/
  • British English: /pɹiːˈpɒzɪtəs/

Inflected Forms

preposituses (plural) prepositi (plural) praepositus (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce prepositus?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹiˈpɑzɪtəs/.
What does prepositus mean?
A provost: the presiding officer of various ecclesiastical bodies.
Where does prepositus come from?
From Medieval Latin prepositus, variant of praepositus (“[one] placed in charge”). Doublet of provost.

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