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单词 prefector
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prefectorn.

Brit. /ˈpriːfɛktə/, U.S. /ˈpriˌfɛktər/
Forms: 1600s– prefector, 1700s praefector.
Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prefect n., -or suffix.
Etymology: Apparently < prefect n. + -or suffix. Compare later prefectorial adj.
= prefect n. (in various senses).
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1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vi. xxx. 239/1 Yong Gordianus vnable to endure his Prefectors designes,..complained his wrongs in open assemblies.
1772 R. Brooks Dict. World II. at Hortensius He became well skilled in the Greek and Latin tongues, and was præfector of the college of Nardin, in Holland.
1867 Old Guard Nov. 857/1 Before leaving England, we had procured letters of introduction to the Prefector of the District in which the capital was situated.
1872 Appletons' Jrnl. 23 Nov. 567/3 The prefector's name was Raerek.
1961 Renaissance News 14 218 Professor Lucy Barton..delivered the Prefector's Lectures.
1998 Scotsman (Nexis) 30 June 35 On the door of one bar, a sign states: ‘No drink will be served after 10:30, as ruled by the Prefector’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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