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PREFECTURE
prefecture
(noun) the office of prefect
prefecture
(noun) the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
prefecture (plural prefectures)
The office or position of a prefect.
The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.
Synonyms
• (Chinese administrative division): jun, fu; chun, foo (obsolete); commandery (some contexts)
Source: Wiktionary
Pre"fec*ture, n. Etym: [L. praefectura: cf. F. préfecture.]
Definition: The office, position, or jurisdiction of a prefect; also, his official residence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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