▁Empire , ▁and ▁the ▁pra ep os it us ▁pal ati i ▁of ▁the ▁Carol ing ian ▁court . ▁The ▁title ▁developed ▁in ▁France ▁from ▁where ▁it ▁found ▁its ▁way ▁into ▁Sc ots , ▁where ▁in ▁Scotland ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁style ▁( as ▁prov ost ) ▁of ▁the ▁principal ▁magistr ates ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Burg hs ▁( rough ly ▁speaking , ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁" may or " ▁in ▁other ▁countries ) ▁(" L ord ▁Prov ost " ▁in ▁Edinburgh , ▁Glasgow , ▁Aber de en ▁and ▁D und ee ), ▁and ▁into ▁England , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁applied ▁to ▁certain ▁officers ▁charged ▁with ▁the ▁maintenance ▁of ▁military ▁discipline . ▁A ▁Prov ost ▁Marsh al ▁is ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁originally ▁appointed ▁when ▁troops ▁are ▁on ▁service ▁abroad ▁( and ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁as ▁well ) ▁for ▁the ▁prompt ▁repr ession ▁of ▁all ▁off enses . ▁He ▁may ▁at ▁any ▁time ▁arrest ▁and ▁det ain ▁for ▁trial ▁persons ▁subject ▁to ▁military ▁law ▁comm itting ▁off ences , ▁and ▁may ▁also ▁carry ▁into ▁execution ▁any ▁pun ish ments ▁to ▁be ▁inf lic ted ▁in ▁purs u ance ▁of ▁a ▁court ▁mart ial ▁( Ar my ▁Act ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁§ ▁ 7 4 ). ▁A ▁prov ost ▁ser ge ant ▁is ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁g arrison ▁police ▁or ▁regiment al ▁police . ▁The ▁' Pro v ost ' ▁also ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁military ▁police ▁in ▁general . ▁The ▁British ▁Army ▁pron unci ation ▁is ▁' Pro v