praepositus Latin · revision 9396

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Pliny the Younger|origins=la pōnō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [prae̯ˈpɔ.sɪ.tʊs]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [preˈpɔː.s̬i.tus]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''praepositus''' ''m'' (genitive praepositī); second declension^(Wiktionary)

+ Late Latin also has ''prōpositus''.^(Etymonline)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is the perfect participle of [[praepōnō]] “to put in front, put in charge”, from [[prae-]] and [[pōnō]] “to place”, used as a noun.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's earliest source is Pliny the Younger, whom he dates 61/62–before 117 AD.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It was a person placed in charge, an overseer, commander or prefect.^(OLD 2012)^(Etymonline)

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+ In the Church it was the head of a church, bishop or priest; the head of a community of clerks or monks, later especially of a chapter of canons, a provost; the monk next to the abbot who managed the house's property; and a layman managing an estate.^(Niermeyer 1976) In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant dean, prior, provost, superior.^(Stelten 1995) Old English borrowed it as ''profost'', reinforced by Old French ''provost'', the source of [[en|provost]], and German ''Propst'' has the same origin.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 61/62–before 117 AD – Pliny the Younger uses it.^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 1510s – English ''provost marshal'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A person placed in charge, an [[m|en|overseer]], [[m|en|prefect]].^(OLD 2012)^(Etymonline)

+ # ''(Ecclesiastical Latin)'' The head of a church or religious community; a [[m|en|provost]], [[m|en|prior]], dean.^(Niermeyer 1976)^(Stelten 1995)

+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' A steward of an estate.^(Niermeyer 1976)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[praepōnō]]

+ * [[pōnō]]

+ * [[en|provost]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}