prefect
An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command,…An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.
» Charlie absolutely did not deserve to be made a prefect.
Значення
значень: 7(історичне)An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.
the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, or of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person
Präfekt
префе́ктprefékt
The head of a department in France.
Präfekt, Präfektin
префе́ктprefékt
The head of a county in Albania or Romania.
The head of a prefecture in Japan.
(Британія)A school pupil in a position of power over other pupils.
ста́ростаstárosta
A commander.
руководи́тельrukovodítelʹ
A head of a dicastery of the Roman Curia of the Roman Catholic Church.
Präfekt, Präfektin
- a chief officer or chief magistrate
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речень: 2Charlie absolutely did not deserve to be made a prefect.
I can't believe they made Charlie a prefect!
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мов: 7За значеннями 3
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From Middle English prefect and prefecte, from Old French prefect (Mod. French préfet), frFrom Middle English prefect and prefecte, from Old French prefect (Mod. French préfet), from Latin praefectus (“one placed in charge, overseer, director, prefect”), from praeficere (“to place in charge”).
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