Definition of prefect Prefect
/pɹiˈfɛˌkt/ - [preefekt] - pre•fect
We found 11 definitions of prefect from 6 different sources.
Advertising
What does prefect mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: prefects |
||
| prefect - a chief officer or chief magistrate; "the prefect of Paris police" |
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- prefect (n.)
A Roman officer who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.; as, the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person. - prefect (n.)
A superintendent of a department who has control of its police establishment, together with extensive powers of municipal regulation. - prefect (n.)
In the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, a title of certain dignitaries below the rank of bishop.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
-
prefect
prē′fekt, n. one placed in authority over others: a commander: the administrative head of a modern French department.—ns. Prē′fectship, his office or jurisdiction; Prē′fecture, the office or district of a prefect: the house occupied by a prefect. [Fr. préfet—L. præfectus, pa.p. of præficĕre—præ, over, facĕre, to make.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
-
prefect
(Lat. præfectus). A Roman officer who was over, or who superintended, a particular command, charge, department, and the like. Of this class there were several, as the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guards, etc.
Part of speech
🔤- prefect, noun, singular of prefects.
Pronunciation
Word frequency
Sign Language
Your last searches
Last searches
Advertising
Jump to
Advertising