praepositus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chief noun The leader or head of a group, organization, or tribe.
- commander noun A person who leads and directs a military force or unit.
- head noun The part of the body containing the brain, eyes, and mouth.
- leader noun A person who guides or is in charge of a group, organisation, or country.
- overseer noun A person who supervises the work of others.
- prefect noun A senior school student given authority over younger pupils.
- prepositus noun A provost: the presiding officer of various ecclesiastical bodies.
- president noun The elected head of state of a republic, or the head of its government.
- provost noun A senior official who heads a university, college, or cathedral chapter.
- reeve noun A local official in medieval England with authority over an area, or (in Canada) the elected head of certain municipal councils.
Senses
praepositus is used for these senses in English:
- chief The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group. [from 13th c.]
- commander One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.
- leader One having authority to direct.
- overseer One who oversees or supervises.
- prefect A commander.
- prepositus (historical) A provost: the presiding officer of various ecclesiastical bodies.
- president A person presiding over a meeting; a chair, presiding officer, presider.
chief — full definition
- noun The leader or head of a group, organization, or tribe.
- adj Most important; primary.
commander — full definition
- noun A person who leads and directs a military force or unit.
- noun A naval officer ranked above lieutenant commander and below captain.
- noun The person in charge of a group or organization more generally.