PREFECTURE


Meaning of PREFECTURE in English

— prefectural /pri fek"cheuhr euhl/ , adj.

/pree"fek cheuhr/ , n.

the office, jurisdiction, territory, or official residence of a prefect.

[ 1570-80; praefectura. See PREFECT, -URE ]

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