provincial

(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. Synonyms: peasant, bucolic.

(adj) of or associated with a province. Example: "Provincial government."

(adj) characteristic of the provinces or their people. Synonyms: provincial (vs. cosmopolitan). Examples: "Deeply provincial and conformist." "In that well-educated company i felt uncomfortably provincial." "Narrow provincial attitudes."