provost

A university administrator of high rank.

The highest official in certain cathedrals or collegiate churches.

The keeper of a prison.

The chief magistrate of certain Scottish cities.

One who is appointed to superintend or preside over something; the chief or head of certain bodies.

The keeper of a prison; a chief jailer.

Formerly, one holding a position in the English schools of fence higher than that of scholar and lower than that of master.

A temporary prison in which the military police confine prisoners until they are disposed of.

In the navy, an officer who is charged with the safe-keeping of a prisoner, pending his trial by a court martial, and who is responsible for his production before the court whenever his presence is required.

A person who is appointed to superintend, or preside over, something; the chief magistrate in some cities and towns