prepozyt

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin praepositus. Doublet of proboszcz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prɛˈpɔ.zɨt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔzɨt
  • Syllabification: pre‧po‧zyt

Noun

prepozyt m pers

  1. (Roman Catholicism) provost (head of a cathedral chapter)
    Synonym: primiceriusz
  2. (Roman Catholicism) provost (abbot's second-in-command)
  3. (obsolete) superior (person of higher rank)
    Synonyms: przełożony, zwierzchnik

Declension

adjective
  • prepozycyjny
nouns
  • prepozycja
  • prepozytura

Further reading

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