单词 | prefectorian |
释义 | prefectorianadj. Of or relating to a prefect, esp. a Roman prefect (see prefect n. 1a). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > governors by country > [adjective] > ancient Roman proconsulary1598 proconsular1610 prefectorian1683 correctorial1731 propraetorial1764 propraetorian1834 society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > chief magistrate of a district > [adjective] > of or relating to prefect prefectorian1683 prefectorial1708 prefectoral1816 prefectly1927 1683 in tr. Eusebius Hist. Church iv. 606 Doubtless it ought to be written ἐπαρχικῶν ἀξιωμάτων, with Præfectorian dignities, or, with the dignity of the Præfectorian Præfecture. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall VI. xxxvi. 186 A decent respect was still observed for the Præfectorian rank. 1898 S. Dill Rom. Soc. Last Cent. Western Empire (ed. 2) 409 We cannot suppose that young men preparing for the bar of the prefectorian courts in Gaul had to go for their training to these distant schools. 1997 J. E. Lendon Empire of Honour 230 The mission from Gaul to Rome was led by a man of prefectorian rank. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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