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subprefect

subprefect noun: the executive of a subprefecture.

Noun

subprefect (plural subprefects)

  1. The executive of a subprefecture.
  2. An assistant prefect in a school.
    • Their authority, as it was when they were school leaders, cut across the houses. Below them were house prefects and subprefects, with their authority limited to their Houses.2010, Chike Momah, The Shining Ones

subprefect meaning in Tamil

subprefect in Tamil

துணைப்படையாட்சியாளர், துணைச்சட்டாம் பிள்ளை

Forms of subprefect

pluralsubprefects

Origin of subprefect

From sub- + prefect.

Questions about subprefect

What does subprefect mean?
Subprefect means the executive of a subprefecture.
What is subprefect in Tamil?
Subprefect in Tamil is துணைப்படையாட்சியாளர், துணைச்சட்டாம் பிள்ளை. See Subprefect meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is subprefect?
Subprefect is a noun.
What is the plural of subprefect?
The plural of subprefect is subprefects.

Words near subprefect in the dictionary

  1. subpotentials
  2. subpower
  3. subpowers
  4. subpredicate
  5. subpredicates
  6. subprefect
  7. subprefects
  8. subprefectural
  9. subprefecture
  10. subprefectures
  11. subpreference

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