Associations to the word «Prefect»
Noun
- Prefecture
- Congregation
- Tiberius
- Legate
- Seine
- Gaul
- Sichuan
- Cardinal
- Gaius
- Lucius
- Claudius
- Emeritus
- Vatican
- Xvi
- Rite
- Wei
- Consul
- Benedict
- Sub
- Commissary
- Zhang
- Hua
- Arrondissement
- Yang
- Li
- Ford
- Blazer
- Peoples
- Centurion
- Wang
- Cohort
- Lu
- Gao
- Liu
- Emperor
- Sacrament
- Chao
- Maximus
- Roman
- Mori
- Cesare
- Chu
- Sheng
- Headmaster
- Herod
- Ravenna
- Justinian
- Tang
- Corsica
- Nero
- Vicar
- Bonaparte
- Pius
- Comte
- Chang
- Shu
- Wu
- Subordinate
- Dent
- Palermo
- Hermione
- Pu
- Constantinople
- Marius
- Propagation
- Tribunal
- Advisor
- Pope
- Constantine
- Magistrate
- Tong
- Titus
- Rome
- Deputy
- Gui
- Propaganda
- Huang
- Legion
- Edict
- Badge
- Anglia
Adverb
Wiktionary
PREFECT, noun. An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.
PREFECT, noun. The head of a department in France.
PREFECT, noun. A school pupil in a position of power over other pupils.
PREFECT, noun. A commander.
Dictionary definition
PREFECT, noun. A chief officer or chief magistrate; "the prefect of Paris police".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.