PREFECT
prefect
(noun) a chief officer or chief magistrate; “the prefect of Paris police”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
prefect (plural prefects)
(historical) An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.
The head of a department in France.
The head of a prefecture in Japan.
(British) A school pupil in a position of power over other pupils.
A commander.
Synonyms
• (Roman office): provost (obs.)
Anagrams
• perfect
Source: Wiktionary
Pre"fect, n. Etym: [L. praefectus, fr. praefectus, p. p. of
praeficere to set over; prae before + facere to make: cf. F. préfet.]
1. 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.
2. A superintendent of a department who has control of its police
establishment, together with extensive powers of municipal
regulation. [France] Brande & C.
3. In the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, a title of certain
dignitaries below the rank of bishop. Apostolic prefect (R. C. Ch.),
the head of a mission, not of episcopal rank. Shipley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition