prefecturaten.
/prᵻˈfɛktʃ(ᵿ)rᵻt/, /prᵻˈfɛktjᵿrᵻt/, U.S. /priˈfɛk(t)ʃərət/ The position or office of a prefect; (also) the district or territory administered by a prefect; = prefecture n. 1, 2.
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society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > territory under a governor or official > [noun] > under a prefect
prefecture1602
prefectury1686
prefecturate1759
prefectureship1762
society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > chief magistrate of a district > [noun] > prefect > position of
prefecture?a1439
prefectureship1606
prefectship1609
prefectorship1648
prefecturate1873
1759 J. Barrow New Geogr. Dict. I. at Andwortskow A prefecturate or baliwic of Seeland in Denmark.
1762 P. Murdoch tr. A. F. Büsching New Syst. Geogr. IV. 242 The upper landvogtey contains in it thirteen prefecturates.
1873 E. C. G. Murray Men of Third Republic 282 The rumors that arose as to a prefecturate being offered him [sc. Edmond About] proved unfounded.
1894 Indiana (Pa.) Democrat 18 Oct. 1812 made memorable by the campaign against the Russians under the prefecturate of Jules Doazan.
1955 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 27 389/2 Churchill and his party were met at the Prefecturate in Tours in the afternoon.
1973 Jrnl. Lat. Amer. Stud. 5 189 This troika of local official was relieved of power in mid-October, when Bolívar appointed another paceño, General Andrés de Santa Cruz, to the prefecturate.
1990 Past & Present No. 128. 16 After the collapse of the revolt of Eugenius in Italy, the highest posts, especially the prefecturate of Constantinople, were reserved for loyal Christians.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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