1. The district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire) 
2. The office of prefect

Derived forms: prefectures

See also: prefectural

Type of: administrative district, administrative division, berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot, territorial division

Encyclopedia: Prefecture

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