单词 | prefect |
释义 | prefector prae·fect[ pree-fekt ] / ˈpri fɛkt / nouna person appointed to any of various positions of command, authority, or superintendence, as a chief magistrate in ancient Rome or the chief administrative official of a department of France or Italy. Roman Catholic Church.
Chiefly British. a praepostor. Origin of prefectFirst recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Latin praefectus “overseer, director” (noun use of past participle of praeficere “to make prior,” i.e., “put in charge”), equivalent to prae- “before, prior to” (see pre-) + -fectus (combining form of factus, past participle of facere “to make, do” (see do1); see fact OTHER WORDS FROM prefectsub·pre·fect, nounun·der·pre·fect, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prefectperfect, prefectWords nearby prefectpref., prefab, prefabricate, preface, prefatory, prefect, prefect apostolic, prefectorial, prefecture, prefecture apostolic, prefer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prefectBritish Dictionary definitions for prefectprefect / (ˈpriːfɛkt) / nounAlso (for senses 4–7): praefect Derived forms of prefectprefectorial (ˌpriːfɛkˈtɔːrɪəl), adjectiveWord Origin for prefectC14: from Latin praefectus one put in charge, from praeficere to place in authority over, from prae before + facere to do, make Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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