praepositus

praepositus

English

Etymology

From Latin praepositus.

Noun

praepositus (plural praeposituses or praepositi)

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

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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.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	praepositus	praeposita	praepositum		praepositī	praepositae	praeposita
Genitive	praepositī	praepositae	praepositī		praepositōrum	praepositārum	praepositōrum
Dative	praepositō	praepositae	praepositō		praepositīs	praepositīs	praepositīs
Accusative	praepositum	praepositam	praepositum		praepositōs	praepositās	praeposita
Ablative	praepositō	praepositā	praepositō		praepositīs	praepositīs	praepositīs
Vocative	praeposite	praeposita	praepositum		praepositī	praepositae	praeposita

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.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	praepositus	praepositī
Genitive	praepositī	praepositōrum
Dative	praepositō	praepositīs
Accusative	praepositum	praepositōs
Ablative	praepositō	praepositīs
Vocative	praeposite	praepositī

Derived terms

• praepositus villae
• propositus
• praepositio

Descendants

• English: provost
• French: prévôt
• Italian: preposito, preposto, prevosto, proposto
• Portuguese: prepósito, preboste
• Spanish: prepósito, preboste

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
• praepositus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, 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