prefect

[pre·fect]

A prefect is a chief officer or magistrate, originally in ancient Rome.

...

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.

Noun
a chief officer or chief magistrate; "the prefect of Paris police"


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.

n.
A superintendent of a department who has control of its police establishment, together with extensive powers of municipal regulation.

n.
In the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, a title of certain dignitaries below the rank of bishop.


Prefect

Pre"fect , n. [L. praefectus, fr. praefectus, p. p. of praeficere to set over; prae before + facere to make: cf. F. pr'82fet.] 1. 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. 2. A superintendent of a department who has control of its police establishment, together with extensive powers of municipal regulation. [France] Brande & C. 3. In the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, a title of certain dignitaries below the rank of bishop. Apostolic prefect (R. C. Ch.), the head of a mission, not of episcopal rank. Shipley.

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.

...

Usage Examples
Misspelled Form

prefect, oprefect, 0prefect, lprefect, orefect, 0refect, lrefect, porefect, p0refect, plrefect, perefect, p4refect, p5refect, ptrefect, pfrefect, peefect, p4efect, p5efect, ptefect, pfefect, preefect, pr4efect, pr5efect, prtefect, prfefect, prwefect, pr3efect, pr4efect, prrefect, prsefect, prdefect, prwfect, pr3fect, pr4fect, prrfect, prsfect, prdfect, prewfect, pre3fect, pre4fect, prerfect, presfect, predfect, predfect, prerfect, pretfect, pregfect, prevfect, precfect, predect, prerect, pretect, pregect, prevect, precect, prefdect, prefrect, preftect, prefgect, prefvect, prefcect, prefwect, pref3ect, pref4ect, prefrect, prefsect, prefdect, prefwct, pref3ct, pref4ct, prefrct, prefsct, prefdct, prefewct, prefe3ct, prefe4ct, preferct, prefesct, prefedct, prefexct, prefedct, prefefct, prefevct, prefe ct, prefext, prefedt, prefeft, prefevt, prefe t, prefecxt, prefecdt, prefecft, prefecvt, prefec t, prefecrt, prefec5t, prefec6t, prefecyt, prefecgt, prefecr, prefec5, prefec6, prefecy, prefecg, prefectr, prefect5, prefect6, prefecty, prefectg.

Comments


Browse Dictionary