prefectship|ˈpriːfɛkt-ʃɪp| [f. prefect n. + -ship.] The office of a prefect; the period of tenure of that office. (= prefecture 1.) 1609Holland Amm. Marcell. 331 Successors after him in the Prefectship of the citie.17..Tucker Law Nat. 251 (L.) Under the prefectship of Pontius Pilate.