How to use prefect in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun

Prefect means an official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc. Example: “Since he was elected school prefect, he’s become really puffed up.”

Examples of prefect by meaning

nounAn 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
His uncle Po Chi-chên, had recently been moved from his post at Hsü-chou and promoted to be Prefect of Hsü-chʻang in Central Honan.1951, Arthur Waley, The Life and Times of Po Chü-i, London: George Allen & Unwin, →OCLC, page 33

nounA head of a dicastery of the Roman Curia of the Roman Catholic Church.

His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has appointed the Reverend Sister Alessandra Smerilli, F.M.A., who was serving until now as Secretary of the same Dicastery, as Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.2026, “Resignations and Appointments, 30.06.2026”, in Holy See Press Office

More sentences with prefect

Since he was elected school prefect, he’s become really puffed up.From the entry puffed up
Below them were house prefects and subprefects, with their authority limited to their Houses.2010, Chike Momah, The Shining Ones. From the entry subprefect
A second bell interrupted the meal, and a prefect summoned the table-head to the prefects' table.1965, A. C. V. B. Tetteh-Lartey, chapter 4, in The Schooldays of Shango Solomon, page 33. From the entry table head
Shall we invite the prefect to join us?”2010, Guy Gavriel Kay, Under Heaven. From the entry mare's teat
Standing beside her in a school uniform was a tall, dykishly handsome older girl, with the countenance of a prefect.2003 January 3, Dr. Simpson, “Excerpt from "Spanking Around the World"”, in soc.sexuality.spanking (Usenet). From the entry dykishly
The prefects, including the choir boy, had a separate table.1972, Miriam Khamadi Were, The High School Gent (New Fiction from Africa series), Nairobi, Kenya: Oxford University Press, →OCLC, page 18. From the entry sufuria
“It was that dronesome prefect, Williams-May.2007, Eva Rice, The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets. From the entry dronesome
Story: When Liu Yen-hui's father is prefect of Hu-chou 湖州 a turtle is found in a silver mine-pit and Presented to him with congratulations.1995, Glen Dudbridge, Religious Experience and Lay Society in T'ang China: a reading of Tai Fu's Kuang-i chi, Cambridge University Press…. From the entry Hu-chou
The prefect who officiated on this occasion was a "tolley" virtuoso, and he did his best to bring out the resources of his instrument.1907, The Messenger, page 147. From the entry virtuoso

Meaning of prefect

noun An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.
noun The head of a department in France.
noun The head of a county in Albania or Romania.

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Questions about prefect in a sentence

How do you use prefect in a sentence?: Prefect is used as a noun. For example: “Since he was elected school prefect, he’s become really puffed up.”
What is a short sentence with prefect?: ““It was that dronesome prefect, Williams-May.”
What does prefect mean?: Prefect means an official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.

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