HyperDic: prefect

English > 1 sense of the word *prefect*:
NOUN	person	prefect	a chief officer or chief magistrate

prefect > pronunciation
Sounds	priy'feh.kt
Rhymes	abject ... wrecked: 66 rhymes with ehkt...

English > *prefect*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A chief officer or chief magistrate.
Example	"the prefect of Paris police"
Broader	administrator, executive	someone who manages a government ... / government agency or department
Spanish	prefecto
Catalan	prefecte