prefecture
The office or position of a prefect.
Other meanings
The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.
Related words
- prefecturewide
- subprefecture
- autonomous prefecture
- sub-prefecture
Word history
From Latin "praefectūra".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “prefecture” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.