• noun:   (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order

  Example: "The general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials"

• noun:   a country person
• adjective:   of or associated with a province

  Example: "Provincial government"

• adjective:   characteristic of the provinces or their people

  Example: "Deeply provincial and conformist"

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