Home › Words › P › provostessprovostessprovostess means A female provost.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, provostess ranks #16,734 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom provost + -ess.nounA female provost.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.profestrix 74% match — A female professor. vs provostess →provosty 74% match — The office or remit of a provost, especially with reference to French history. vs provostess →prepositus 69% match — A provost: the presiding officer of various ecclesiastical bodies. vs provostess →prelatess 67% match — The wife of a prelate. vs provostess →procuratress 66% match — A female procurator. vs provostess →subprioress 65% match — A female subprior. vs provostess →proproctor 64% match — An assistant proctor in a university. vs provostess →administress 64% match — A female administrator. vs provostess →