English

Noun

praepositus ‎(plural praeposituses or praepositi)

1. (historical, archaic) Alternative form of prepositus.

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of praepōnō, equivalent to prae- ‎(“fore-”) + positus ‎(“placed”).

Participle

praepositus m ‎(feminine praeposita, neuter praepositum); first/second declension

1. placed in front
2. placed in command

Inflection

First/second declension.

Noun

praepositus m ‎(genitive praepositī); second declension

1. One placed in command: a commander, a leader, particularly:
   1. A prefect.
   2. A chief, a head.
   3. An overseer.
   4. A president.
   5. (Medieval) A provost.
   6. (Medieval) A reeve.

Inflection

Second declension.

Derived terms

• praepositus villae
• propositus
• praepositio

Descendants

• English: provost
• French: prevost, prévôt

References

• praepositus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• praepositus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “praepositus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• praepositus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• praepositus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin