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provost sergeant
[ proh-voh ]
noun
, Military.
- the senior noncommissioned officer of a prison or other confinement facility whose chief duty is the supervision of prisoners and of the military police unit.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of provost sergeant1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences
The Provost-Sergeant had been watching them, at the instigation of a sharp-eyed, clerkly-looking man in semi-uniform.
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By him marched the stalwart Provost-Sergeant, with a heavy striped carpetsack under his arm.
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The Color-Sergeant was provost-Sergeant also, and had entire charge of the prisoners and of the daily policing of the camp.
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In a few minutes, Nancy was ushered into the room by the provost sergeant of the guard.
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Two more witnesses were examined that afternoon—the provost sergeant and Captain Charlton.
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