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prefect or (esp historical, RC and old) praefect /prēˈfekt/ noun- A name given to any of various officials placed in authority over others
- A commander or magistrate (Roman hist)
- A school pupil with some measure of authority over others, esp in the form of minor disciplinary powers
- The administrative head of a department in France, of a province in Italy, or of any similar administrative district elsewhere
- A senior teacher at a Jesuit school, or (also prefect apostolic) a church official in charge of a missionary district (RC)
ORIGIN: OFr prefect (Fr préfet) and L praefectus, pap of praeficere, from prae above, superior to, and facere to make prefectoral /prē-fekˈtər-əl/ or prefectorial /-tōˈri-əl or -töˈ/ adjective prēˈfectship noun prefectˈural adjective prēˈfecture noun - The office, term of office, or district of a prefect
- In Japan, any of 46 administrative districts headed by a governor
- The house or office occupied by a prefect
prefect of police noun The head of the Paris police |