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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