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Scientific journal focusing on protists
Protist is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on protists. It was founded as Archiv für Protistenkunde by editor Fritz Schaudinn in 1902, and
Protist_(journal)
Eukaryotes other than animals, plants or fungi
A protist (/ˈproʊtɪst/ PROH-tist) or protoctist is any eukaryotic organism that is not an animal, land plant, or fungus. Protists do not form a natural
Protist
Classification of eukaryotes
A protist (/ˈproʊtɪst/) is any eukaryotic organism (one with cells containing a nucleus) that is not an animal, plant, or fungus. The protists do not form
Protist_classification
Clade of eukaryotes
The stramenopiles, also called heterokonts, are protists distinguished by the presence of stiff tripartite external hairs. In most species, the hairs are
Stramenopile
Cellular body type
are no longer classified together in one group. The best known amoeboid protists are Chaos carolinense and Amoeba proteus, both of which have been widely
Amoeba
Scientific discipline devoted to the study of protists
study of protists, a highly diverse group of eukaryotic organisms. All eukaryotes apart from animals, plants and fungi are considered protists. Its field
Protistology
Genus of microscopic organisms
Level Classification of Eukaryotes with Emphasis on the Taxonomy of Protists". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 52 (5): 399–451. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408
Chaos_(genus)
Protective shell of a type of eukaryotic organism
Coccolithophore shells Many protists have protective shells or tests, usually made from silica (glass) or calcium carbonate (chalk). Protists are a diverse group
Protist_shell
Group of microorganisms with two flagella
of Apusomonadida, a deep-branching group of gliding bacterivorous protists". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 70 (2) e12956. doi:10.1111/jeu.12956.
Apusomonad
Matter with biological processes
level classification of eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of protists". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 52 (5): 399–451. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408
Life
Genus of fungi
"A new spore-forming protist, Nephridiophaga blaberi sp. nov., in the death's head cockroch Blaberus craniifer". European Journal of Protistology. 36 (4):
Nephridiophaga
Single-celled organisms
character of the kingdom of protists. Ba. "Character of the protist Individualities. The essential tectological character of protists lies in the very incomplete
Protozoa
Taxonomic rank
kingdoms, such as Protozoa and Chromista in the Cavalier-Smith system. Protist taxonomy has long been unstable, with different approaches and definitions
Phylum
Process of pairing in biology
term mating also applies to similar processes in fungi and unicellular protists. Additionally, in ethology "mating" refers to the sexual activity between
Mating
Subfamily of flagellates
Thecamonadinae is a subfamily of heterotrophic protists. It is a monophyletic group, or clade, of apusomonads, a group of protozoa with two flagella closely
Thecamonadinae
Kingdom of organisms
level classification of eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of protists". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 52 (5): 399–451. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408
Plant
Phylum of amoeboid protists
are single-celled organisms, members of a phylum or class of Rhizarian protists characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm for catching food and other
Foraminifera
Clade of archaeplastids
Formerly Known as 'Picobiliphytes'". PLOS ONE. 8 (3) e59565. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059565. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3608682. PMID 23555709. Prokina, Kristina
Rhodaria_(protist)
Centrohelid algae
Yogsothoth /ˈjɔgsəˌθɑθ/ is a genus of centrohelid protists, distinguished by the shape and arrangement of their external scales as well as their colonial
Yogsothoth_(protist)
Motion system of a type of eukaryotic organism
Protists are the eukaryotes that cannot be classified as plants, fungi or animals. They are mostly unicellular and microscopic. Many unicellular protists
Protist_locomotion
List of terms related to protist research
This glossary provides an overview of terms used in the description of protists, eukaryotic organisms that are neither animals nor plants nor fungi, as
Glossary_of_protistology
Species of single-celled organism
Craspedomonadaceae from Madras. Iyengar, M.O.P. & Ramanathan, K.R., 1940, Journal of the Indian Botanical Society, volume 19, pages 241-245 Cladospongia
Cladospongia_elegans
Division of plant life
Level Classification of Eukaryotes with Emphasis on the Taxonomy of Protists". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 52 (5): 399–451. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408
Red_algae
Group of protists
known as breviate amoebae, are a group of free-living, amitochondriate protists with uncertain phylogenetic position. They are biflagellate, and can live
Breviatea
Genus of flagellates
chelone 'turtle' and monas 'monad, unicellular organism') is a genus of heterotrophic protists. They are unicellular eukaryotes with two flagella, characterized by the
Chelonemonas
Protists that live in saltwater or brackish water
Marine protists Marine protists are defined by their habitat as protists that live in marine environments, that is, in the saltwater of seas or oceans
Marine_protists
Species of single-celled organism
sporozoites. The only confirmed hosts for C. cayetanensis are humans. The protist pathogen lives out its lifecycle intracellularly within the host's epithelial
Cyclospora_cayetanensis
Clade of sponges
Level Classification of Eukaryots with Emphasis on the Taxonomy of Protists". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 52 (5): 399–451. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408
Siliceous_sponge
Group of eukaryotic organisms
Level Classification of Eukaryotes with Emphasis on the Taxonomy of Protists". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 52 (5): 399–451. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408
Chromalveolata
Family of protists
Massisteriidae is a family of granofilosean protists within the phylum Cercozoa. Massisteriidae contains two genera: Massisteria Larsen & Patterson, 1990
Massisteriidae
Academic journal
journal publishes research on protists, including lower algae and fungi. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
Journal_of_Eukaryotic_Microbiology
Species of single-celled organism
Mackin, Owen and Collier in 1950. Perkinsus marinus is a protozoan of the protist superphylum Alveolata, the alveolates. Its phylum, Perkinsozoa, is a relatively
Perkinsus_marinus
Genus of Bikosea, a small group of unicellular flagellates
oxygen environments: Rictus lutensis gen. et sp. nov.(Bicosoecida, incertae sedis). Protist, 161(2), 264-278. Data related to Rictus at Wikispecies v t e
Rictus_lutensis
Rulebooks of taxonomic nomenclature, in biology
of the first names established under that code. Some protists, sometimes called ambiregnal protists, have been considered to be both protozoa and algae
Nomenclature_codes
This list of sequenced protist genomes contains all the protist species known to have publicly available complete genome sequences that have been assembled
List of sequenced protist genomes
List_of_sequenced_protist_genomes
Parasitic disease caused by a protozoan
are not closely related to one another. While the terms protozoan and protist are usually discouraged in modern biosciences, this terminology is still
Protozoan_infection
Clade of eukaryotes containing land plants and some algae
Level Classification of Eukaryotes with Emphasis on the Taxonomy of Protists". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 52 (5): 399–451. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408
Archaeplastida
Taxon of protozoans with hair-like organelles called cilia
attachment, feeding, and sensation. Ciliates are an important group of protists, common almost anywhere there is water—in lakes, ponds, oceans, rivers
Ciliate
Plant without a vascular system
level classification of eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of protists". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 52 (5): 399–451. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408
Non-vascular_plant
Cell membrane engulfing a large particle
amoeba-like alga, Actinophyrys sol (a heliozoan) mentioning details of how the protist engulfed and swallowed (the process now called endocytosis) a small organism
Phagocytosis
Genus of single-celled organisms
Neocercomonas /ˌnioʊˌcəɹkoʊˈmoʊnəs/ is a protist genus of the order Cercomonadida. It consists of single-celled bacteriophagous organisms that usually
Neocercomonas
Microscopic living organism
multicellular organisms as well as many unicellular protists and protozoans that are microbes. Some protists are related to animals and some to green plants
Microorganism
Domain of life whose cells have nuclei
traditionally grouped into four kingdoms, namely animals, plants, fungi and protists, the lattermost being a basal paraphyletic group that includes all algae
Eukaryote
Order of single-celled organisms
level classification of eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of protists". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 52 (5): 399–451. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408
Cryomonadida
Clade containing animals and some protists
It consists of various subgroups, namely Metazoa (or animals) and the protists Choanoflagellata, Filasterea, Pluriformea and Ichthyosporea. Along with
Holozoa
Species of single-celled organism
the protist exhibits an unusual life cycle of alternating autotrophy and heterotrophy. Genetic sequencing (of 18S rRNA gene) revealed that the protist can
Hatena_arenicola
Genus of protozoa with two flagella
Amastigomonas is a genus of protists belonging to a lineage of biciliated zooflagellates known as Apusomonadida. It was first described in 1931 by Henri
Amastigomonas
Taxonomic rank
classification of eukaryotes with emphasis on the taxonomy of protists" (PDF). Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 52 (5): 399–451. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408
Kingdom_(taxonomy)
Species of single-celled organism
Samuel S; Bett, Brian J; Smith, Craig R (January 2000). "A large testate protist, Gromia sphaerica sp. nov. (Order Filosea), from the bathyal Arabian Sea"
Gromia_sphaerica
Proposed eukaryotic kingdom
Level Classification of Eukaryotes with Emphasis on the Taxonomy of Protists". Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 52 (5): 399–451. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408
Chromista
Shell of a particular type of protist
Foraminifera. Foraminifera (forams for short) are single-celled predatory protists, mostly marine, and usually protected with shells. These shells, often
Foraminifera_test
Clade of protists
group of protists, considered a major clade within Eukaryota. They are currently grouped with the Stramenopiles and Rhizaria among the protists with tubulocristate
Alveolate
Act of voluntarily ingesting feces
one another's feces as a means of obtaining their hindgut protists. Termites and protists have a symbiotic relationship (e.g. with the protozoan that
Coprophagia
Genus of single-celled organisms
Massisteria is a genus of Cercozoa. They are naked protists with a central cell body from which several delicately thin and stiff pseudopodia extend, each
Massisteria
Group of amoebae
Corycidia (alternatively spelt Corycida) is a clade of amoeboid protists within the eukaryotic supergroup Amoebozoa. It contains all amoebae of the families
Corycidia
Species of sorocarpic protist
Sorodiplophrys stercorea is a sorocarpic protist known for its unique multicellular fruiting structures called sorocarps. It exhibits a form of aggregative
Sorodiplophrys_stercorea
Scientific study of life
Online Journal links PLOS Biology: A peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the Public Library of Science Current Biology: General journal publishing
Biology
List of largest organisms on Earth
2015-06-30 at the Wayback Machine. Waynesword.palomar.edu "Protist Images: Euglena gigas". Protist Information Server. 2004. "The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species:
Largest_organisms
Type of protist cell
An amastigote is a protist cell that does not have visible external flagella or cilia. The term is used mainly to describe an intracellular phase in the
Amastigote
Rhythms The Journal of Experimental Biology Journal of Lipid Research Journal of Mathematical Biology Journal of Natural History Journal of Theoretical
List_of_biology_journals
Fusion of gametes from the same individual
of protists have also been observed using autogamy as a means of reproduction. Flowering plants engage in autogamy regularly, while the protists that
Autogamy
Academic journal
scientific journal in the field of cell biology, cell physiology, and molecular biology of animal and plant cells, microorganisms and protists. Topics covered
Biology_of_the_Cell
Provision to cells and organisms to support life
Protists include all eukaryotes that are not animals, plants, or fungi, resulting in great diversity between them. Algae are photosynthetic protists that
Nutrition
Any life form too small for the naked human eye to see that lives in a marine environment
sea". Journal of Electron Microscopy. 61 (6): 423–431. doi:10.1093/jmicro/dfs062. PMID 23024290. Whittaker, R.H.; Margulis, L. (1978). "Protist classification
Marine_microorganisms
Genus of algae
"Integrative taxonomy of the Pavlovophyceae (Haptophyta): a reassessment". Protist. 162 (5): 738–761. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2011.05.001. PMID 21715228. Green
Rebecca_(protist)
Genus of shelled amoebae
Michal (March 2022). "Taxonomic review of living planktonic foraminifera". Journal of Micropalaeontology. 41: 29–74. doi:10.5194/jm-41-29-2022. Arenillas
Orcadia_riedeli
Genus of single-celled organisms
cycle in the English sparrow ( Passer domesticus domesticus , Linn.)". The Journal of Protozoology. 6 (4): 360–371. doi:10.1111/J.1550-7408.1959.TB04385.X
Lankesterella_(alveolate)
Group of gliding protists
The pansomonads, order Pansomonadida, are a group of heterotrophic protists that belong to the phylum Cercozoa. Some of them are helioflagellates, with
Pansomonadida
Basic unit of life forms
single-celled or multicellular. Single-celled eukaryotes include most protists, some species of fungi (yeasts), and some species of algae. Multicellular
Cell_(biology)
Genus of yeast-like protists
Saccharomycomorpha is a genus of non-flagellated protists with a rare yeast-like appearance, containing the single species Saccharomycomorpha psychra.
Saccharomycomorpha
Species of heliozoan protists
heliozoan protists, amoeboid eukaryotes with stiff axopodia radiating from their cells. Ciliophrys azurina is a heliozoan, a unicellular protist with tapering
Ciliophrys_azurina
Genus of protists
Microheliella (from Greek micro 'small' and helios 'sun') is a monotypic genus of protists containing the sole species M. maris, first described in 2012. It is the
Microheliella
Genus of single-celled organisms
The genus Labyrinthula, also known as net slime molds, is part of the protist group Labyrinthulomycetes and contains thirteen species. The major feature
Labyrinthula
Taxonomic group of slime molds
and ζῷον (zôion) 'animal'), or true slime molds, is a diverse group of protists that behave as slime molds and develop fruiting bodies, either as sorocarps
Eumycetozoa
Group of protists with spherical bodies
Heliozoa, commonly known as sun-animalcules, are microbial eukaryotes (protists) with stiff arms (axopodia) radiating from their spherical bodies, which
Heliozoa
A protist is any eukaryotic organism (that is, an organism whose cells contain a cell nucleus) that is not an animal, plant, or fungus. While it is likely
Protists_in_the_fossil_record
Species of parasitic flagellate protist in the Kinetoplastea class
Strigomonas culicis is a protist and member of flagellated trypanosomatids. It is an obligate parasite in the gastrointestinal tract of mosquito, and
Strigomonas_culicis
Group of extinct creatures that were part of the Ediacaran biota
could have been cnidarians, or articulates; perhaps a fungus, colonial protist, alga, or lichen; or a group divergent from all current animals. The only
Vendobionta
Genus of protists
Acinetactis is a possible genus of protist first described in 1886 by A.C. Stokes, who also described the type species A. mirabilis. In 1928, Valkanov
Acinetactis
Clade of eukaryotes
Cavalier-Smith, Thomas (2003). "Protist phylogeny and the high-level classification of Protozoa". European Journal of Protistology. 39 (4): 338–348.
Diaphoretickes
Form of algae symbiosis
acquired in various independent clades of eukaryotes, namely single-celled protists of the SAR supergroup and the Euglenozoa phylum, and some marine invertebrate
Kleptoplasty
Group of single-celled organisms
Leander B.S. (2006). "Ebriid phylogeny and the expansion of the Cercozoa". Protist. 157 (3): 279–90. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2006.03.002. PMID 16730229. Chantangsi
Cercozoa
Genus of single-celled organisms
surface waters, with reorganization of the family Cafeteriaceae". European Journal of Protistology. 73. doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2019.125665. PMID 31978633. S2CID 210891354
Cafeteria_(genus)
Genus of centrohelids
(2021). "The long‐time orphan protist Meringosphaera mediterranea Lohmann, 1902 [1903] is a centrohelid heliozoan" (PDF). Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
Meringosphaera
Genus of single-celled organisms
Katablepharis phoenikoston, and new observations on K. remigera comb.nov". Protist. 150 (1): 43–59. doi:10.1016/S1434-4610(99)70008-8. ISSN 1434-4610. PMID 10724518
Kathablepharis
Small, circular replicating units of DNA
(2014). "The Chloroplast Genome of a Symbiodinium sp. Clade C3 Isolate". Protist. 165 (1): 1–13. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2013.09.006. hdl:10754/563301. PMID 24316380
Minicircle
Cellular body type
across the evolution of protists (i.e. primarily unicellular eukaryotes that are not plants, fungi or animals). Some examples of protist phyla with amoeboflagellate
Amoeboflagellate
Parasitic flagellate protist
Crithidia brevicula is a species of parasitic flagellate protist belonging to the family Trypanosomatidae. It is a monoxenous parasite of insects. Other
Crithidia_brevicula
Diverse group of photosynthetic organisms
algae with chloroplasts that have three or more membranes evolved from protists that acquired photosynthesis after engulfing archaeplastids. Chlorophytes
Algae
Genus of single-celled organisms
and its epibiontic protists, Filos agilis gen. et sp. nov. (Bicosoecida) and Nanos amicus gen. et sp. nov. (Bicosoecida). Protist, 161(2), pages 177–196
Nanum_amicum
which is primarily photosynthetic but also capable of ingesting other protists such as ciliates, Cochlodinium polykrikoides, which feeds on phytoplankton
Predatory_dinoflagellate
Order of protists
The glissomonads are a group of bacterivorous gliding flagellated protists that compose the order Glissomonadida, in the amoeboflagellate phylum Cercozoa
Glissomonadida
Order of single-celled organisms
patterns of Cercomonas and Eocercomonas gen. nov. (Cercomonadida, Cercozoa)". Protist. 157 (2): 125–58. doi:10.1016/j.protis.2006.01.001. PMID 16647880. Bass
Cercomonad
Species of deep-sea amoeba
Mayorella marianaensis is a species of amoebozoan protist discovered in 2023 in Mariana Trench sediments. It belongs to the order Dermamoebida, a group
Mayorella_marianaensis
Estimating waterborne bacteria abundance
(2007-01-01). "Flow cytometric enumeration of DNA-stained oceanic planktonic protists". Journal of Plankton Research. 29 (1): 79–86. doi:10.1093/plankt/fbl059. WATERBURY
Bacterioplankton counting methods
Bacterioplankton_counting_methods
Membrane-bound organelle in cells containing fluid
membrane-bound organelle which is present in plant and fungal cells and some protist, animal, and bacterial cells. Vacuoles are essentially enclosed compartments
Vacuole
Autotrophic members of the plankton ecosystem
comprising photosynthesizing bacteria (cyanobacteria) and various unicellular protist groups (notably the diatoms). Most phytoplankton are too small to be individually
Phytoplankton
Species of excavates
movements and appearance of Cthulhu macrofasciculumque (as well as another protist that assists in the digestion of wood by termites) reminded researcher
Cthulhu_macrofasciculumque
Soft, siliceous sedimentary rock
against adults of Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)". Journal of Pest Science. 83 (4): 429–436. Bibcode:2010JPesS..83..429R. doi:10
Diatomaceous_earth
Group of single-celled microbes
Discoba is a diverse lineage of single-celled protists with two flagella. It is one of the main supergroups of eukaryotes, robustly supported by phylogenetic
Discoba
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Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Measure for Measure'.
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Promise.
Girl/Female
Latin
Lover of Hercules.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Faith in God
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English provost ‘provost’, an occupational name for the head of a religious chapter or educational establishment, or, since such officials were usually clergy and celibate, a nickname for a self-important person.French : northern and western form of Prevost.A Provost from Paris is documented in Quebec City in 1665. An Etienne Provost, a hunter and guide born in Canada c. 1782, is believed to be the first white man to visit the Great Salt Lake.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Manifested, Confident
Boy/Male
Muslim
Promise
Boy/Male
Muslim
Promise
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Statue
Boy/Male
Hebrew American English
Promise.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
Symbol
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Lord of Love
Boy/Male
Muslim
Promise
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Promise.
Boy/Male
Hindu
God of Love, Lord of the world
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Pre-eminence
Boy/Male
Indian
Promise
Boy/Male
Hindu
Hope, Expectation, Pre-eminence
Boy/Male
Hebrew American English
Promise.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Promise
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English Japanese
Abbreviation of Andrea.
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Czechoslovakian
, tame.
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American, Australian, British, English, Jamaican
From the Town in the Valley
Girl/Female
Tamil
Harshali | ஹரà¯à®·à®¾à®²à¯€Â
Anand
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : variant of Mock.
Female
Welsh
Modern Welsh name, probably derived from Old Welsh Generys, NERYS means "white lady."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Carrell.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Intelligent
Boy/Male
Hindu
Related with Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, Irish, Jamaican
Cushion; Pillow; Helpful; Helper
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n.
To be of service to; to be good to; to help on; to benefit; to advantage; to avail; to aid; as, truth profits all men.
pl.
of Protiston
a.
An engagement by one person to another, either in words or in writing, but properly not under seal, for the performance or nonperformance of some particular thing. The word promise is used to denote the mere engagement of a person, without regard to the consideration for it, or the corresponding duty of the party to whom it is made.
n.
One of the Protista.
v. i.
To give assurance by a promise, or binding declaration.
v. t.
To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain.
n. pl.
A provisional group in which are placed a number of low microscopic organisms of doubtful nature. Some are probably plants, others animals.
n.
One of the Protista.
n.
Accession of good; valuable results; useful consequences; benefit; avail; gain; as, an office of profit,
n.
Acquisition beyond expenditure; excess of value received for producing, keeping, or selling, over cost; hence, pecuniary gain in any transaction or occupation; emolument; as, a profit on the sale of goods.
imp. & p. p.
of Protest
v. t.
To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage; as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of hostilities; to promise the payment of money.
n.
An article or clause in any statute, agreement, contract, grant, or other writing, by which a condition is introduced, usually beginning with the word provided; a conditional stipulation that affects an agreement, contract, law, grant, or the like; as, the contract was impaired by its proviso.
v.
A solemn declaration of opinion, commonly a formal objection against some act; especially, a formal and solemn declaration, in writing, of dissent from the proceedings of a legislative body; as, the protest of lords in Parliament.
v. t.
To make a solemn declaration or affirmation of; to proclaim; to display; as, to protest one's loyalty.
v. i.
To protest.
v. i.
To make a solemn declaration (often a written one) expressive of opposition; -- with against; as, he protest against your votes.
a.
That which causes hope, expectation, or assurance; especially, that which affords expectation of future distinction; as, a youth of great promise.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Protest
n.
A person who is appointed to superintend, or preside over, something; the chief magistrate in some cities and towns; as, the provost of Edinburgh or of Glasgow, answering to the mayor of other cities; the provost of a college, answering to president; the provost or head of certain collegiate churches.