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prefect

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pre·fect  (prfkt)
n.
1. A high administrative official or chief officer, as:
a. Any of several high military or civil officials in ancient Rome.
b. The chief of police of Paris, France.
c. A chief administrative official of a department of France.
d. The administrator in charge of discipline at a Jesuit school.
2. A student monitor or officer, especially in a private school.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin praefectus, from past participle of praeficere, to place at the head of : prae-, pre- + facere, to make; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

prefect
Noun
1. Brit, Austral, & NZ a senior pupil in a school with limited power over the behaviour of other pupils
2. (in some countries) the chief administrative officer in a department [Latin praefectus one put in charge]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.prefectprefect - a chief officer or chief magistrate; "the prefect of Paris police"
administrator, executive - someone who manages a government agency or department
Translations
Spanish prefect [ˈpriːfɛkt] n (BRIT) (in school) → monitor(a) m/f
French prefect [ˈpriːfɛkt] n (Brit) (in school) → élève chargé de certaines fonctions de discipline;
(in France) → préfet m

German prefect [ˈpriːfɛkt] (Brit) n (in school) → Aufsichtsschüler(in) m(f)
Italian prefect [ˈpriːfɛkt] n (BRIT) (in school) → studente/essa con funzioni disciplinari;
(in Italy) → prefetto

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de Beausset, prefect of the French Emperor's palace, arrived at Napoleon's quarters at Valuevo with Colonel Fabvier, the former from Paris and the latter from Madrid.
He had been given a latch-key by the prefect, the man who turned out the gas at a quarter past eleven, but afraid of being locked out he returned in good time; he had learned already the system of fines: you had to pay a shilling if you came in after eleven, and half a crown after a quarter past, and you were reported besides: if it happened three times you were dismissed.
At last, he announced that he was going to the prefect himself for information, and would let her know everything on the following Sunday, between eleven o'clock and midnight.
 
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