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   prefect

   /ˈpriːfɛkt/

   noun

   • 1. (in some schools) a senior pupil who is authorized to enforce discipline. British
   • 2. a chief officer, magistrate, or regional governor in certain countries: "each department is governed by a prefect appointed by the President"
   • ▪ a senior magistrate or governor in the ancient Roman world: "Avitus was prefect of Gaul from AD 439"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in prefect (sense 2)): from Old French, from Latin praefectus, past participle of praeficere ‘set in authority over’, from prae ‘before’ + facere ‘make’. prefect (sense 1) dates from the early 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. prefectoral adjective
   • 2. prefectorial adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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