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prefects

prefects is the plural of prefect.

Meaning of prefect

Noun

prefect (plural prefects)

  1. (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
  2. The head of a department in France.
  3. The head of a county in Albania or Romania.
  4. The head of a prefecture in Japan.
  5. (UK) A school pupil in a position of power over other pupils.
  6. A commander.

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Questions about prefects

What is prefects the plural of?
Prefects is the plural of prefect.

Words near prefects in the dictionary

  1. prefect
  2. prefecthood
  3. prefectoral
  4. prefectorial
  5. prefectorially
  6. prefects
  7. prefectship
  8. prefectships
  9. prefectual
  10. prefectural
  11. prefecturally

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