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Webster 1913 Edition
Prefecture
Pre′fec-ture
(?; 277)
, Noun.
[L.
praefectura
: cf. F. préfecture
.] The office, position, or jurisdiction of a prefect; also, his official residence.
Definition 2024
prefecture
prefecture
See also: préfecture
English
Alternative forms
- præfecture (archaic)
Noun
prefecture (plural prefectures)
- The office or position of a prefect.
- The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.
Synonyms
- (Chinese administrative division): jun, fu; chun, foo (obsolete); commandery (some contexts)
Derived terms
- prefectural (adjective)
Translations
The office of a prefect
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The district governed by a prefect
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