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   Pre·fec·ture

   /ˈprēˌfekCHər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a district under the government of a prefect.
   • ▪ a prefect's office or tenure.
   • ▪ the official residence or headquarters of a prefect: "enraged fans besieged the Prefecture of Police"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin praefectura, from praefectus ‘(person) set in authority over’ (see prefect).

   Derivatives

   • 1. prefectural adjective

   Scrabble Points: 17

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