propositus

  • 101provost — noun 1. /ˈprɒvəst / (say provuhst) a person appointed to superintend or preside. 2. /ˈprɒvəst / (say provuhst) an officer in a Scottish burgh corresponding to mayor. 3. /ˈprɒvəst / (say provuhst) Ecclesiastical a. the head officer of a chapter or …

  • 102devant — Devant, quasi Deante, que le Portugais dit Diante, et le Castillan Delante, pro Ante. Interponitur autem u, ad vitandum hiatum. Comme fait aussi l Italien, disant, Devante et devanti. Devant quelqu un, Ante aliquem. Devant moy, Ante oculos, Coram …

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  • 103haut — Haut, m. Est tantost un nom adject. qui signifie proprement celuy et ce qui est grandement eslevé, l Espagnol et l Italien dient aussi Alto, Le tout vient de Altus Latin, mais le François le prononce de plus forte haleine, et par aspiration Haut …

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  • 104propuesto — propuesto, ta (Del lat. proposĭtus). part. irreg. de proponer …

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  • 105provost — ► NOUN 1) Brit. the position of head in certain university colleges and public schools. 2) N. Amer. a senior administrative officer in certain universities. 3) Scottish a mayor. 4) the head of a chapter in a cathedral. 5) historical the chief… …

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  • 106provost — [OE] A provost is etymologically an official ‘placed before’ others – that is, put in charge of them. The word’s ancestor is Latin praepositus ‘superintendent’, a noun use of the past participle of praepōnere, a compound verb formed from the… …

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  • 107purpose — [13] Purpose, propose [14], and propound [16] are ultimately the same word. All go back to Latin prōpōnere ‘put forward, declare’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prō ‘forward’ and pōnere ‘place’ (source of English pose, position, etc).… …

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  • 108apropos — [ap΄rə pō′] adv. [Fr à propos, to the purpose < L ad, to + propositus, pp. of proponere, PROPOSE] 1. at the right time; opportunely 2. by the way: used to introduce a remark adj. fitting the occasion; relevant; apt prep. in connection with;… …

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  • 109proband — [prō′band΄] n. [< L probandus, ger. of probare, to test: see PROBE] PROPOSITUS …

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  • 110propose — [prə pōz′] vt. proposed, proposing [LME < OFr proposer, altered (infl. by poser: see POSE1) < L proponere (pp. propositus), to set forth, display, propose: see PRO 2 & POSITION] 1. to put forth for consideration or acceptance 2 …

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