prefectorialadj.

Brit.

/ˌpriːfɛkˈtɔːrɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌprifɛkˈtɔriəl/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin praefectōrius , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin praefectōrius of or relating to a prefect (late 2nd or early 3rd cent.; < praefectus prefect n. + -ōrius -ory suffix²) + -al suffix¹; compare -orial suffix. Compare earlier prefectorian adj.

a. Of , belonging to, or relating to a prefect or prefects; of or relating to the position or office of a prefect (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

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

prefectorian1683

prefectorial1708

prefectoral1816

prefectly1927

1708 T. Taylor tr. J. Basnage Hist. Jews iii. ii. 154/1 A man bore in publick the Ensigns of his Prefectorial Dignity [Fr. Dignité de Préfet].

1833 Times 9 June 1/3 The two Prefects..who are now the only remains of the brilliant prefectorial administration of the empire.

1882 Catholic World Dec. 404 The procession..moved at eleven a.m. from prefectorial palace to the Square Guido Monaco [sc. in Arezzo].

1895 Athenæum 21 Sept. 381/1 At Chaot'ung, a prefectorial city, he found the people in the direst distress.

1944 Rev. Politics 6 514 The plague of prefectorial dissolution of municipal assemblies to suit the whims of the governments in power.

1988 A. Massie Colette i. 21 It was rumoured (even in the prefectorial records) that Ducles was not the father of this second child.

1993 M. C. Hunt & J. A. Chandler in J. A. Chandler Local Govt. in Liberal Democracies 64 The prefectorial system established by Napoleon represents the summit of his attempts to organise an efficient and effective state supervised from the centre.

b. spec. Of or relating to a school prefect (prefect n. 4). Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > one attending school > [adjective] > prefect or monitor

monitorial1814

prepositorial1844

prefectorial1862

præpostorial1872

prefectual1873

1862 Q. Rev. Apr. 419 Maintaining a sound and well-tempered monitorial or prefectorial system,..is involved in the true idea of a public school.

1893 Athenæum 22 July 130/1 It is not easy to secure..wise prefectorial authority, except by means of able boys staying out the full period of boyhood at the school.

1938 Internat. Affairs 17 248 Was there any system of rewards and badges in the schools? The lecturer had said that the prefectorial system was not being used very thoroughly.

1972 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Oct. 1272/4 A logical and benevolent presence, imposed in a prefectorial way upon a likeable but hopelessly feckless people.

1993 This is Bristol & Bath 15/2 We operate a traditional prefectorial system enabling 40 of our most outstanding young men and women to play an active part in the running of the school community.

2. Of or relating to the official residence of a French préfet. See prefecture n. 3. rare.

ΘΚΠ

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

prefectorial1942

1942 E. Paul Narrow Street iii. 24 Hours of squinting in the dingy misplaced prefectorial light.

1963 Times 18 Feb. 8/3 As incumbent of the Lyons prefecture, a massive grey building typical of the ‘prefectorial baroque’..he represents the central power of Paris.

Derivatives

prefecˈtorially adv. rare by the authority of a prefect; in the manner of a prefect.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > chief magistrate of a district > [adverb] > as or in manner of prefect

prefectorially1895

1895 Westm. Gaz. 16 Aug. 8/2 If ‘rational dress’ be prefectorially repressed [in Paris], and the young women compelled to resume their former coquettish costumes.

1987 Guardian (Nexis) 24 Dec. Tynan sneered that John Neville's Hamlet at the Old Vic ‘resists agony with lips so prefectorially stiff that he simply cannot let go of his voice’.

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

单词	prefectorial
释义	prefectorialadj. Brit. /ˌpriːfɛkˈtɔːrɪəl/, U.S. /ˌprifɛkˈtɔriəl/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin praefectōrius , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin praefectōrius of or relating to a prefect (late 2nd or early 3rd cent.; < praefectus prefect n. + -ōrius -ory suffix²) + -al suffix¹; compare -orial suffix. Compare earlier prefectorian adj. 1. a. Of , belonging to, or relating to a prefect or prefects; of or relating to the position or office of a prefect (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > chief magistrate of a district > [adjective] > of or relating to prefect prefectorian1683 prefectorial1708 prefectoral1816 prefectly1927 1708 T. Taylor tr. J. Basnage Hist. Jews iii. ii. 154/1 A man bore in publick the Ensigns of his Prefectorial Dignity [Fr. Dignité de Préfet]. 1833 Times 9 June 1/3 The two Prefects..who are now the only remains of the brilliant prefectorial administration of the empire. 1882 Catholic World Dec. 404 The procession..moved at eleven a.m. from prefectorial palace to the Square Guido Monaco [sc. in Arezzo]. 1895 Athenæum 21 Sept. 381/1 At Chaot'ung, a prefectorial city, he found the people in the direst distress. 1944 Rev. Politics 6 514 The plague of prefectorial dissolution of municipal assemblies to suit the whims of the governments in power. 1988 A. Massie Colette i. 21 It was rumoured (even in the prefectorial records) that Ducles was not the father of this second child. 1993 M. C. Hunt & J. A. Chandler in J. A. Chandler Local Govt. in Liberal Democracies 64 The prefectorial system established by Napoleon represents the summit of his attempts to organise an efficient and effective state supervised from the centre. b. spec. Of or relating to a school prefect (prefect n. 4). Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > one attending school > [adjective] > prefect or monitor monitorial1814 prepositorial1844 prefectorial1862 præpostorial1872 prefectual1873 1862 Q. Rev. Apr. 419 Maintaining a sound and well-tempered monitorial or prefectorial system,..is involved in the true idea of a public school. 1893 Athenæum 22 July 130/1 It is not easy to secure..wise prefectorial authority, except by means of able boys staying out the full period of boyhood at the school. 1938 Internat. Affairs 17 248 Was there any system of rewards and badges in the schools? The lecturer had said that the prefectorial system was not being used very thoroughly. 1972 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Oct. 1272/4 A logical and benevolent presence, imposed in a prefectorial way upon a likeable but hopelessly feckless people. 1993 This is Bristol & Bath 15/2 We operate a traditional prefectorial system enabling 40 of our most outstanding young men and women to play an active part in the running of the school community. 2. Of or relating to the official residence of a French préfet. See prefecture n. 3. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > chief magistrate of a district > [adjective] > of or relating to prefect > residence of prefectorial1942 1942 E. Paul Narrow Street iii. 24 Hours of squinting in the dingy misplaced prefectorial light. 1963 Times 18 Feb. 8/3 As incumbent of the Lyons prefecture, a massive grey building typical of the ‘prefectorial baroque’..he represents the central power of Paris. Derivatives prefecˈtorially adv. rare by the authority of a prefect; in the manner of a prefect. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > chief magistrate of a district > [adverb] > as or in manner of prefect prefectorially1895 1895 Westm. Gaz. 16 Aug. 8/2 If ‘rational dress’ be prefectorially repressed [in Paris], and the young women compelled to resume their former coquettish costumes. 1987 Guardian (Nexis) 24 Dec. Tynan sneered that John Neville's Hamlet at the Old Vic ‘resists agony with lips so prefectorially stiff that he simply cannot let go of his voice’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1708
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