B2noun · rare

prefect

prefect · prefects

префект, руководитель, староста

Präfekt, Präfektin

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.

/ˈpɹiːfɛkt/

» Charlie absolutely did not deserve to be made a prefect.

Meaning

7 senses

(historical)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.
(UK)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

More definitions

a chief officer or chief magistrate

Examples

2 sentences

Charlie absolutely did not deserve to be made a prefect.
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I can't believe they made Charlie a prefect!
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

an official of ancient Rome:

a school pupil in a position of power over other pupils:

a commander:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

an official of ancient Rome:

the head of a prefecture, whether a Japanese prefecture, French department, or Balkan county:

Origin

From Middle English prefect and prefecte, from Old French prefect (Mod. French préfet), fr

From 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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