Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Provincial

Like or in the manner of those who live in the provinces.

Provincial of an Order.
The superior of all the monastic houses of a province.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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