单词 | sub-prefecture |
释义 | sub-prefecturen. A division of a prefecture; an area under the jurisdiction of a sub-prefect. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > chief magistrate of a district > [noun] > prefect > subordinate or deputy prefect > position of sub-prefecture1698 proprefecture1800 1698 tr. J. Bernard Acts & Negotiations of Peace of Ryswick 83 The Town and Prefecture of Germersheim, with the Provostships and Sub-Prefectures [Fr. Soûpréfectures] therein comprehended. 1837 Penny Cycl. IX. 105/2 The department is divided into four arrondissemens or sub-prefectures. 1879 R. L. Stevenson Trav. with Donkey 183 The subprefectorial map was fetched from the subprefecture itself. 1920 Eccl. Rev. May 559 This man has jurisdiction over seven sub-prefectures. 1977 Time 15 Aug. 10/3 Even if she were reciting a La Fontaine fable in a subprefecture, she would not go unnoticed. 2010 Pharma (Nexis) 15 Jan. The case in Guinea was a 35-year-old woman from the village of Malikila, sub-prefecture of Faralako, prefecture of Mandiana. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1698 |
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