provost is a senior official in a number of Christian churches. The word praepositus (Latin for 'set over', from praeponere, 'to place in front') was originally...

equivalent of quaestor. A separate praepositus was also established for the household of the Byzantine empress (praepositus Augustae), with a similar structure...

Amantius (Greek: Ἀμάντιος, romanized: Amantios) was the head chamberlain (praepositus sacri cubiculi) of the Byzantine emperor Anastasius I. Defeated by Justin...

the position of praepositus sacri cubiculi during the rule of Emperor Constantius II (337-361). Eusebius held the position of praepositus sacri cubiculi...

Seeing the young emperor's interest in Eudoxia, Eutropius, the eunuch praepositus sacri cubiculi, arranged for the two to meet. Arcadius fell in love and...

imperial court under the Roman emperor Claudius. He is described as praepositus ab epistulis (in charge of correspondence). Narcissus was a freedmen...

inscription these nicknames are missing). Castus next acted as Provost (Praepositus) of the Misenum fleet in Italy. This title (generally given to Equites)...

needed] The society is headed by a Superior General, with the formal title Praepositus Generalis, Latin for "provost-general", more commonly called Father General...

Theodosius' sister Pulcheria took over. By c. 421, he had risen to the post of praepositus sacri cubiculi, head of the imperial bedchamber, and the exalted rank...

limitaneiː Praepositus limitis Thamallensis', praepositus limitis Montensis in castris Leptitanis, praepositus limitis Bazensis', praepositus limitis Gemellensis...

from a French cognate of the title "provost", originally from the Latin praepositus '[one] placed in charge'. Leo XIV's paternal grandfather originally bore...

General Congregation on 14 October 2016. The formal title in Latin is Praepositus Generalis, which may fairly be rendered as "superior general" or even...

Deputy Sultan, Crown Prince of Brunei. Koubikoularios Parakoimomenos Praepositus sacri cubiculi Hofmarskallen (Court Marshal) Kammerherre Kammerdame Lord...

Name Rank Time Frame Province Source Aurelius or Flavius Tribunus, Praefectus, Praepositus, or Centurio. Around 300 CE Aegyptus...

The nucleus prepositus or nucleus prepositus hypoglossi is one of the largest of the three perihypoglossal nuclei. It is situated in the caudal pons and...

patrikioi and koubikoularioi. They were placed under the command of the praepositus sacri cubiculi and the primicerius sacri cubiculi, while the other palace...

and a proconsul of Africa (410). The Codex Theodosianus also records a praepositus (or lord chamberlain) named Macrobius in 422. A number of older authorities...

collection of art and sculptures. He also served as imperial chamberlain (praepositus sacri cubiculi) between 420 and 422 AD. The Historia Lausiaca, an account...

its origins in the Latin term ''praepositus, which as a civil title in the Roman Empire dates back to the praepositus sacri cubiculi (provost of the sacred...

(now Ptuj, Slovenia). The inscription describes Aper as a vir egregius praepositus legionum V Macedonicae atque XIII Geminae. Poetovio was an important...

prior and is late Latin of the Middle Ages, derived from classical Latin praepositus, "placed before". The use of praepostor in the context of a school is...

origin, became a tutor and an influence on Theodosius. He also became praepositus sacri cubiculi later but Theodosius dismissed him when he reached his...

a commission; see discussion of his rank. Smith, R. E. (1979). "Dux; Praepositus". Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik. Vol. 36. pp. 277–78. Christol...

prior received a specific meaning; it supplanted the provost or dean (praepositus), spoken of in the Rule of St. Benedict. The example of the Cluniac congregations...

institution or from other institutions. The title "provost" (Latin: praepositus) has been used in England from medieval times for the head of colleges...

prest, from Vulgar Latin *prevost "one put over others", from Latin praepositus "person placed in charge". That English should have only the single term...

in Loano: "1776, die vigesima octava Januarij. Ego Sebastianus Rocca praepositus hujus parrochialis Ecclesiae S[anct]i Joannis Baptistae praesentis loci...

the earliest head of a secular church seems to have been the provost (praepositus, probst, etc.), who was charged not only with the internal regulation...

the Caister-on-Sea site). The fort is listed as being commanded by the Praepositus equitum stablesianorum, implying its garrison was a cavalry of a form...

Chief high priest in ancient Rome praefectus – Prefect in ancient Rome praepositus sacri cubiculi praeses – Latin word praetor – Magistrate of the Roman...

dux, as the superior of eight border garrison commanders, each styled Praepositus limitis ..., followed by (genitive forms) Columnatensis, Vidensis, inferioris...

Prevost is a surname which ultimately comes from the Latin praepositus. The French name Prevost (or Prévost) is derived from the Old French word prevost...

as the superior of a series of military stations, each commanded by a praepositus limitis ("border commander") and/or as a unit commander, e. g., of tribunes...

bodyguard (spatharius) c. 532, and eventually became Grand Chamberlain (praepositus sacri cubiculi) around 537/538. Despite his later military commands,...

of Edmund I of England, where there is an official known as a summus praepositus. Alfred Smyth thought heah-gerefa was influenced by the Scottish word...

either from the Greek πρεσβύτερος/presbuteros ("elder") or the Latin praepositus ("superintendent"). The Catholic Church sees the priesthood as both a...

crowned by God, the forever august triumphator, did Smaragdus, former praepositus sacri palatii and patricius and Exarch of Italy, devoted to His Clemency...

king of Deira, founded a new monastery at Ripon, Cuthbert became its praepositus hospitum or guest master under Eata. When Wilfrid was made abbot of the...

blade, spatha + ancient Greek φορά — to carry); Praepositus (ancient Greek πραιπόσιτος ← Latin praepositus - superior from Latin prae — ahead + Latin positio...

Justinian I died childless on 14 November 565. Callinicus [pl], the praepositus sacri cubiculi, seems to have been the only witness to his dying moments...

of the fiscus and public complaints were addressed to his office. The praepositus a rationibus was helped by his chief subordinate, the proximus a rationibus...

brother Paulus had served as consul in 496. According to John Malalas, the praepositus sacri cubiculi (grand chamberlain), Amantius, had intended to have Theocritus...

Hernán, Sanctus Franciscus Borgia: Quartus Gandiae Dux et Societatis Iesu Praepositus Generalis Tertius, 1510-1572, Volumen 156, Monumenta Borgia Series Volumes...

Heterodontonyx tuberculatus Heterodontonyx commixtus Heterodontonyx praepositus Heterodontonyx distinctus Heterodontonyx bicolor Heterodontonyx australis...

or between 230 and 232 Gaius Julius Maximinus ? (procurator Augusti praepositus limitis) c. 227 Titus Licinius Hierocletes (procurator Augusti praeses...

Mucianus praefectus castrorum between 268 and 285 Moesia Superior Aulus Julius Pompilius Piso praepositus c. 175-c. 176 Moesia Superior CIL VIII, 2582...

1593, the Discalced Carmelites had their own superior general styled praepositus general, the first such being Nicholas Doria. Due to the politics of...

Post meridiem. P.P. – Pater patratus, Pater patriae, Pecunia publica, Praepositus, Primipilus, Propraetor. PR. – Praeses, Praetor, Pridie, Princeps. P...

Caracalla, and Geta. The construction was managed by a centurio principe praepositus of the Legio IIII Scythica and the Legio XVI Flavia Firma, and it seems...

in Loano: "1776, die vigesima octava Januarij. Ego Sebastianus Rocca praepositus hujus parrochialis Ecclesiae S[anct]i Joannis Baptistae praesentis loci...

constituent element of a fleet. These were under the direct command of a praepositus, who was appointed by the fleet prefect. Traditionally, the sailors were...

cathedral was served by a chapter which had four dignities: the provost (praepositus), the archdeacon, the sacristan, and the precentor. There were also six...

Theodoric's immediate predecessor. Theodoric wrote a letter to one Faustus, praepositus. Townsend, W. T. (1933). "The So-called Symmachian Forgeries". The Journal...

he was tutor to the young emperor and eventually rose to the post of praepositus sacri cubiculi and the rank of patricius. His overbearing attitude and...

Augustus Caesar. Then they conserved a partial autonomy with a domestic praepositus Iapodum. Due to the rich and extensive forests of their mountainous country...

of the highest officials of Constantius' court, including the eunuch praepositus sacri cubiculi Eusebius and the agens in rebus Apodemius. Gallus tried...

after the death of Chrysaphius. In 443, he became grand chamberlain (praepositus sacri cubiculi), which in practice made him one of the chief advisors...

the age of 49, after only three years in the Theatine Order, he became Praepositus of the House of S. Paul in Naples; he was reelected in 1563 and 1564...

the imperial palace. He rose to the rank of palace chamberlain, or the praepositus sacri cubiculi. After Theodosius' death in 395 he stood at the head of...

office of abbot, although the monks continued to elect their own provost (praepositus) per the Rule of Saint Benedict. In 956, the provost was Blitard, while...

Saxon Shore Fort of Anderida – the title of one position is listed as "Praepositus numeri Abulcorum, Anderidos" (The commander of the Company of Abulci...

became secular abbot and the spiritual duty was exercised by a provost (praepositus), a measure that lasted until the dissolution of the abbey in 1796. In...

Balthi king of the Visigoths Triwila fl. 520s Saio of Theodoric and praepositus cubiculi Ragnaris *Raginariþ ragina (cf. Vandalic Raginari ) and riþ...

by a still-functioning aqueduct. The place was under the control of a praepositus civitatis.[clarification needed] Cair Ligualid was listed among the 28...

Septimius Antiochus (died 273), last Palmyrene Emperor (273) Antiochus (praepositus sacri cubiculi), Byzantine courtier and imperial tutor Antiochus bishop...

plus border cohortes), praefectus (most other limitanei regiments) or praepositus (for milites and some ethnic allied units). However, tribunus was used...

(1551-1566). Sanctus Franciscus Borgia Quartus Gandiae Dux et Societatis Iesu Praepositus Generalis Tertius. Monumenta Historica Societatis Iesu, vol. 157; Instituto...

Romanos before he became emperor. After his accession, Romanos made John praepositus sacri cubiculi (head of the imperial household and the highest eunuch...

with Valerian wealth he held from his office of procurator arcae et praepositus annonae in expeditione Persica, Macrianus Major made his two sons Macrianus...

ennobled in 1651. Another son, Gottlieb Schlegel (1611–1636), served as praepositus in Leitmeritz (Bohemia) and became pastor in Marlishausen in 1632. He...

Wołłowicz became a member of the Vilnius cathedral chapter and provost (praepositus) of Trakai. At the same time, entered the court of the Grand Duke Sigismund...

as for the "Bearded Ones". Praipositos (πραιπόσιτος) – From the Latin praepositus, "placed before". Prōtospatharios – Same as for the "Bearded Ones". Primikērios...

Apostolic Constitution Pastoralis officii of Pope Clement VIII under its own Praepositus General, as such it had no formal relationship with the Carmelite rite...

Οὐρβίκιος, romanized: Ourbikios; died before 518) was imperial chamberlain (praepositus sacri cubiculi), an office only held by eunuchs, to several Byzantine...

attestation of the title. The schola of the silentiarii was supervised by the praepositus sacri cubiculi and its members belonged to the jurisdiction of the magister...

transferred from the competence of the comes rerum privatarum to that of the praepositus sacri cubiculi. In the western Empire, Emperor Glycerius (473–74) created...

(sophist) (c. 3rd century), Greek historian Callinicus (eunuch) [pl], praepositus sacri cubiculi (chamberlain) and sole witness of the death of Byzantine...

elected as the new emperor by the council. According to John Malalas, the praepositus sacri cubiculi, Amantius, had intended to elect a comes domesticorum...

(Saunders(1991)) Smith, R.E. (1979). Smallwood, Mary E. (ed.). "Dux, Praepositus". Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik. 36: 263–278. JSTOR 20185810...

emperor's "sacred wardrobe" (Latin: sacra vestis), coming under the praepositus sacri cubiculi. In Greek, the term used was oikeiakon vestiarion (οἰκειακόν...

in a bathhouse complex, which records the name of Flavius Apollonius, praepositus of the camp of Trimithis. The use of the nomen Flavius dates the inscription...

prior and is late Latin of the Middle Ages, derived from classical Latin praepositus, "placed before".The use of praepostor in the context of a school is...

English translations of those found in the statutes, e.g. "provost" for praepositus, "president" for praeses, and "warden" for custos. "Oxford Glossary"...

Officer". www.stots.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-21. "Hegumen/Hegumenos/Igumen (Praepositus)". Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity Online. Retrieved 2024-06-21...

further to Anchialus. Although he is recorded to have joined with the praepositus sacri cubiculi (chamberlain) Amantius in instigating disturbances in...

Founder of the Society of Saint Pius X. The formal title in Latin is Praepositus Generalis, which may fairly be rendered as "superior general" or even...

Benedict at the abbey of Montecassino at a young age. He was named provost (praepositus) of the abbey by Abbot Girardus (1111–1123). In 1123, he was elected...

Piae Memoriae ("Of Pious Memory"); or Post Mortem ("After Death") PP. – Praepositus ("Placed over") PR.K. – Pridie Kalendas ("The Day Before the Calends")...

consul in 359 Eusebius of Emesa (300–360), bishop of Emesa Eusebius (praepositus sacri cubiculi), under Constantius II (died 361 AD) Eusebius of Gaza...

nothing is known of the circumstances. (By the mid-third century the term praepositus indicated a commander appointed for a specific mission or campaign, but...

translates to “chief eunuch”; in the Latin Vulgate, Daniel is also called "praepositus eunuchorum". This is something that is not mentioned the Old English...

of the highest ranking court official was the Imperial Chamberlain ("Praepositus sacri cubiculi"). The Chamberlain, usually a eunuch, managed the daily...

meant he earned 100,000 sesterces a year. Below the prefect rank was the praepositus classis, each fleet usually having two of them. The future Emperor Pertinax...

Valens, was done by milites primani headed by a tribunus Marcianus and a praepositus Ursicinus, supervised by provincial governor Flavius Stercorius, as described...

As his legend records: He was forced into active service again by his praepositus, and along with other vexillarii went to battle. But the day before the...

Radbodus Tornacensis Episcopus, Agano Augustodunensis Episcopus, Oldaricus Praepositus, Bernardus Lutevensis Episcopus, Fulcoius Meldensis Subdiaconus, Constantinus...

urbi ('urban prefect'). Magister militum ('master of the soldiers'). Praepositus sacri cubiculi ('officer of the sacred chamber'). Magister officiorum...

generally as Salernitani and specifically Constantine Africanus, Nicholas Praepositus, Romoaldus Ricardus and Maurus, and two otherwise unknown authors, Torror...

Caracalla and Geta. The construction was managed by a centurio principe praepositus of the legio IIII Scythicae et XVI Flaviae firmae (CIMRM 53), and it...

of Vienne, and also of a letter from Theoderic the Great to Faustus, praepositus. Magnus Felix Ennodius refers to him in this way (Letters, VI.34). Alan...

Anastasian War Anastasius of Persia Andarzaghar Anoshazad Antiochus (praepositus sacri cubiculi) Aparviz of Sakastan Aphrahat Apranik Apursam-Shapur Ardashir...

Claudia, Candidus began his career in the military, eventually serving as praepositus copiarum (or supply officer) in the emperor Marcus Aurelius’s second...

Anderitum is recorded in the Notitia Dignitatum as the base of the praepositus numeri Abulcorum – an infantry unit or numerus of the limitanei or border...

series of chambers in the cathedral's upper story) and gave it to the praepositus sacri cubiculi. The latter then returned the diadem to the emperor, who...

to the attention of Marcus Caecilius Denter, the Legatus Legionibus Praepositus in Cisalpine Gaul in 200 BC who introduced him in Rome. He supported...

certain is that by 825 he was auxiliary bishop of Trier and probably praepositus of the monastery of St. Cassius in Bonn. He was also a warm friend of...

it to Christ. An inscription identifies the man as, “Leo, patritian, praepositus, sakellarios,” referring to his position as an imperial treasurer (or...

Prévôt is a Middle French term that comes from the Classical Latin praepositus, meaning "person placed in charge" (literally "positioned at the front")...

Before the French Revolution, the Cathedral Chapter consisted of a Praepositus (Provost), the Archdeacon and the Precentor (the dignities, dignités)...

junior members of his Congregation. He served as Provincial and then as Praepositus General of his Congregation, and lecturer at the Sapienza in Rome. He...

to Neubrandenburg as a pastor and school teacher. In 1866 he became "Praepositus" of the Neubrandenburg Synod. As a historian, Boll dealt largely with...

Mauretania, would have served as a post for young armed knights (Latin: praepositus equitum armigerorum iuniorum). This association was questioned in the...

rector of the church in Morović and his successors with the title of praepositus and gave him wide jurisdiction over rectors of other churches in the...

Southampton. In the Norman or Mediaeval Latin of that period, he is named Praepositus de Sudhanton. Gervase le Riche had one brother, Roger (possibly a twin)...

a promising officer who had shown sufficient promise to be promoted praepositus of the garrison of an allied city, but was then elevated beyond his capabilities...

Pontificii ac liberalium Artium Doctor, Olomucensis et Brunensis Ecclesarium Praepositus, hic ad vocem tubae Archangeli quiesco ab anno Incarnati dei MDXIII tertio...

serving in Germania Superior before he was promoted to the rank of praepositus vexillarii of Legio XI Claudia. By AD 213, he was the Comes in expeditione...

the new dignitaries, the primicerius was first attested in 312, the praepositus in 326. As only top bureaucrats could afford time-consuming and costly...

Messeri, p. 28 note, column 2. Petrus may have been the Archdeacon and Praepositus of the Canonica, mentioned in a document of Bishop Eutychius in 1045...

and is commonly accepted to be the evolution of the 4th-century Roman praepositus gregum et stabulorum, who was subordinate to the comes res privatae....

Anderitum is recorded in the Notitia Dignitatum as the base of the praepositus numeri Abulcorum—an infantry unit or numerus of the limitanei or border...

Instead of the senatorial legati, the legions were now commanded by a praepositus agentes vice legati or praefectus legionis, and now men from lower social...

successor, the throne was up for grabs. According to Malalas, the powerful praepositus sacri cubiculi Amantius had intended to elect a comes domesticorum, commander...

the direction of the centurion Flavius Martinus, who is described as praepositus cohortis ("cohort acting-commander"). The fact that the fort was in ruins...

Head of the chapter was originally the cathedral provost (Dompropst, praepositus), the highest dignitary after the bishop. From the end of the 12th century...

monastery on Hinba along with a smaller hermitage. St. Ernan, superior (praepositus) of Hinba was an uncle of St. Columba and one of the twelve who accompanied...

Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux Flavius Amantius [it], consul in 345 Amantius (praepositus), Byzantine grand chamberlain Amantius (goldsmith) [de] (died 571) Search...

King of Northumbria and bishops such as Cuthbert, and overseen by a 'praepositus' (English: 'reeve'), a kind of permanent official. Also, " ...many inhabitants"...

by Roland, described as deacon, provost and scholaster (diaconus et praepositus et magister scholarum). He signed immediately after the bishop, Everard...

POURE – Power POUTENEIUS – Poultney de PRAELLIS – See also "de PRAERIIS" PRÆPOSITUS – Prevot de PRAERIIS – Praeres; Prahors de PRATELLIS – des *Pres; Despreaux;...

convert villages to German law. The parsons themselves adopted the title praepositus magnus ("great provost"). The parson's subjects were exempt from most...

of Rufinianae near Chalcedon, where Marcellus, along with the eunuch praepositus sacri cubiculi Narses and many soldiers were in attendance to witness...

features a quotation by Fukuzawa Yukichi in Latin: Homo nec ullas cuiquam praepositus nec subditus creatur ("Heaven does not make one man better or worse than...

King of Northumbria and bishops such as Cuthbert, and overseen by a 'praepositus' (English: 'reeve'), a kind of permanent official. Also, " ...many inhabitants"...

nos. 4223-4224. He died in 1224, calling himself quondam eiscopus et Praepositus Montislongi. Benedict Wiedemann, Papal Overlordship and European Princes...

Monumenta Germaniae Historica Scriptorum VII, p. 634" "Constantius quoque praepositus sancti Benedicti de Larino, proclamavit in placito Madelfrido comitis...

him obedience. During his absence in Astrakhan, on April 20, 1616, the Praepositus General in Rome composed a 'clausula,' which remains extant in the archive...

and held the office for thirteen years, whereupon he was appointed vice-præpositus of the professed house in Rome. Esteemed by the cardinals for his learning...

recalled from their exile by the emperor through the intercession of the praepositus sacri cubiculi Heliodorus, the official who had accused Hypatius and...

his appointment to Tulle. Rupin, p. 705. Eubel, I, p. 505. He had been Praepositus and Canon in the Church of St. Martin of Tours, and Auditor of Cardinal...

available epigraphy, four were dedicated by indigenous Romanized elites (praepositus), dated to Flavian times, and two offered by soldiers (dated to 3rd century)...

acrostic which together forms the phrase Petrus Pavli fi[liu]s pastor præpositus ("Peter Paulson pastor provost"). The first verse reads in English translation:...

viva voce fecit, vivos testes adhibuit; quorum nomina haec sunt : Odilo Praepositus, Rodulfus, Dado, Aldo, Ewardu. Let it be known to all, present and future...

against the rebellious West Gothic army of Alaric. Around this time, the praepositus, Justinian, had a tower replaced in the Roman camp of Ravenscar and had...

Epigraphica, IV: 169–176. Smith, R.E. (1979). Smallwood, Mary E. (ed.). "Dux, Praepositus". Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik. 36: 263–278. JSTOR 20185810...

annonae Praefectus castrorum Praefectus urbi Praefectus vigilum Praenomen Praepositus sacri cubiculi Praeses Praetexta Praetor Praetor's Edict Praetorian Guard...

and had taught philosophy and theology in houses of his Order. He was Praepositus of the house in Madrid and the one in Zaragoza. He was nominated to the...

a snack, and every 40 km, mansionis; these were run by a manceps or praepositus mansionis for five years. In busy areas, such as the Reims-Metz-Strasbourg...

enlarging the basin: the works were directed by two high officials, the praepositus Narses and the protovestiarios Troilos. In front of the enlarged harbour...

(1730). He had already been Master of Novices, Procurator General and Praepositus General of his Order, the Congregatio Piorum Operorum. The King of Naples...

omalinus (Erichson, 1840) Ochthephilus planus (LeConte, 1861) Ochthephilus praepositus Mulsant & Rey, 1878 Ochthephilus qingyianus Makranczy, 2014 Ochthephilus...

rank as a primipilaris he had gone on to command vexillationes as a praepositus and had then been promoted to the rank of Praefectus Legionis - formerly...

Viennensis S. R. I. Princeps, Sacrae. Caes. Maiestatis Consiliarius Intimus, Praepositus Spirensis &c. Prince-Bishop of Speyer In office 22 April 1797 – 1803...

praematurus Austen, 1922 Tabanus praepilatus Fairchild, 1943 Tabanus praepositus Walker, 1848 Tabanus praeteritus Fairchild, 1947 Tabanus pratti Ricardo...