Definition of prefect
English to English noun - a chief officer or chief magistrate
The prefect of Paris police.
source: WordNet 3.0 - A Roman officer who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.; as, the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person.
source: Webster 1913
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