provincial meaning and definition

PROVINCIAL noun

Definition of provincial (noun)

1. (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order
   • "the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials"
2. a country person
   • synonyms: bucolic, peasant

PROVINCIAL adjective

Definition of provincial (adjective)

1. of or associated with a province
   • "provincial government"
2. characteristic of the provinces or their people
   • "deeply provincial and conformist"; "in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial"; "narrow provincial attitudes"
   • antonym: cosmopolitan