Meaning of PREFECTURE
| Pronunciation: | | 'preefekchur
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- [n] the office of prefect
- [n] the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
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| | See Also: | | administrative district, administrative division, berth, office, place, position, post, situation, spot, territorial division | |
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| | Definition: | | \Pre"fec*ture\ (?; 277), n. [L. praefectura: cf. F.
pr['e]fecture.]
The office, position, or jurisdiction of a prefect; also, his
official residence.
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