prefectoraladj.

Brit.

/prᵻˈfɛkt(ə)rəl/,

/prᵻˈfɛkt(ə)rl̩/, U.S.

/priˈfɛkt(ə)rəl/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French préfectoral.

Etymology: < French préfectoral of or relating to a prefect or prefecture (1815), irregularly < classical Latin praefectus prefect n. + French -al -al suffix¹, after adjectives in -oral (compare e.g. pectoral pectoral adj.). Compare earlier prefectorial adj.

= prefectorial adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > chief magistrate of a district > [adjective] > of or relating to prefect

prefectorian1683

prefectorial1708

prefectoral1816

prefectly1927

1816 Times 26 July 2/3 The prefects, in a prefectoral council, shall annually regulate the quota of indemnity.

1861 Sci. Amer. 9 Nov. 295/3 It appears from the prefectoral report from 1852 to January 1861, 44,549 new buildings were erected.

1902 Speaker 9 Aug. 501/2 The results of this circular will be to restore prefectoral authority exactly as it was in the finest time of the Empire.

1960 Western Polit. Q. 13 435 An important reserve of talent from which was chosen a fair proportion of all prefectoral and diplomatic administrators.

1991 French Hist. 5 319 This prefectoral decision reveals the fundamental importance of local circumstances.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prefectoral
释义	prefectoraladj. Brit. /prᵻˈfɛkt(ə)rəl/, /prᵻˈfɛkt(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /priˈfɛkt(ə)rəl/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French préfectoral. Etymology: < French préfectoral of or relating to a prefect or prefecture (1815), irregularly < classical Latin praefectus prefect n. + French -al -al suffix¹, after adjectives in -oral (compare e.g. pectoral pectoral adj.). Compare earlier prefectorial adj. = prefectorial adj. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > chief magistrate of a district > [adjective] > of or relating to prefect prefectorian1683 prefectorial1708 prefectoral1816 prefectly1927 1816 Times 26 July 2/3 The prefects, in a prefectoral council, shall annually regulate the quota of indemnity. 1861 Sci. Amer. 9 Nov. 295/3 It appears from the prefectoral report from 1852 to January 1861, 44,549 new buildings were erected. 1902 Speaker 9 Aug. 501/2 The results of this circular will be to restore prefectoral authority exactly as it was in the finest time of the Empire. 1960 Western Polit. Q. 13 435 An important reserve of talent from which was chosen a fair proportion of all prefectoral and diplomatic administrators. 1991 French Hist. 5 319 This prefectoral decision reveals the fundamental importance of local circumstances. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1816
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