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prefect

pre·fect

UK/ˈpɹiːfɛkt/ US/ˈpriˌfɛkt/ fairly common uk

noun

1.

a chief officer or chief magistrate

  • “the prefect of Paris police”

Origin

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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