text: A provost is the holder of various important jobs including:\n\n* formerly the head priest in an Anglican cathedral when it had parishional responsibilities;\n\n* the chief academic officer at various universities in North America;\n\n* an officer of local government including the Scottish equivalent of a mayor - the Lord Provost is the Scottish equivalent of Lord Mayor in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee;\n\n* Provost Marshal, the officer in charge of military police;\n\n* Provost sergeant, a sergeant in charge of regimental police in the British and Commonwealth armies;\n\n* the administrator of a prison \n\n*