prévôté
/ˈprɛvəʊteɪ/(also prevosté, prévosté, prevôté)
noun
1In France and in Jersey and Guernsey: a fief held by a prévôt. Now historical.
2In France and some French-speaking countries: a court exercising local jurisdiction; the building where this court sits. Now historical.
3In France: a small contingent of civil or military police, under the authority of a Provost Marshal.
Origin
Late 17th century. From French prévôté office or function of a prévôt, territory over which a prévôt exercises jurisdiction, court in which a prévôt hears legal cases, building where this court sits (both 1611 in Cotgrave as prevosté), detachment of military police (although this is apparently first attested later: 1907) from prevost, prévost + -é.
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