c.1350, from O.Fr.
prefect (12c.), from L.
præfectus "public overseer, director," prop. pp. of
præficere "to put in front, to set over, put in authority," from
præ- "in front, before" + root of
facere (pp.
factus) "to perform" (see
factitious). Spelling restored from M.E.
prefet. Meaning "administrative head of the Paris police" is from 1827; meaning "senior pupil designated to keep order in an Eng. school" is from 1865.
Prefecture "administrative district of a prefect" is recorded from 1577.
one of a number of senior pupils having special powers in a school
etc
| Arabic: | عَريف الصَّف، مُناظِر الدَّرْس |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 学校中的年级负责学生，级长 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 學校中的年級負責學生，級長 |
| Czech: | student mající dozor |
| Danish: | præfekt |
| Dutch: | oudere leerling als ordehandhaver |
| Estonian: | klassiprefekt |
| Finnish: | valvojaoppilas |
| French: | élève (chargé de la discipline) |
| German: | der, *die Ordner(in) |
| Greek: | επιμελητής |
| Hungarian: | szenior; prefektus |
| Icelandic: | umsjónarmaður |
| Indonesian: | ketua kelas |
| Italian: | capoclasse |
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| Japanese: | 監督生 |
| Korean: | (학교의) 반장 |
| Latvian: | klases vecākais |
| Lithuanian: | vyresnysis mokinys |
| Norwegian: | prefekt, ordenselev |
| Polish: | starszy uczeń |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | chefe de turma |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | monitor |
| Romanian: | şef al clasei |
| Russian: | староста |
| Slovak: | študent majúci dozor |
| Slovenian: | starejši dijak |
| Spanish: | tutor, monitor |
| Swedish: | ordningsman |
| Turkish: | öğrenci temsilcisi |
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in some countries, an administrative official
| Arabic: | مُوَظَّف إداري، والٍ |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 行政官员 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 行政官員 |
| Czech: | prefekt |
| Danish: | præfekt |
| Dutch: | prefect |
| Estonian: | prefekt |
| Finnish: | prefekti |
| French: | préfet |
| German: | der Präfekt |
| Greek: | νομάρχης |
| Hungarian: | elöljáró |
| Icelandic: | deildarstjóri |
| Indonesian: | distrik |
| Italian: | prefetto |
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| Japanese: | －長官 |
| Korean: | 지사(知事) |
| Latvian: | prefekts |
| Lithuanian: | prefektas |
| Norwegian: | prefekt, byråkrat |
| Polish: | prefekt |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | prefeito |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | prefeito |
| Romanian: | prefect |
| Russian: | префект |
| Slovak: | prefekt |
| Slovenian: | prefekt |
| Spanish: | prefecto |
| Swedish: | prefekt |
| Turkish: | mülkî amir |
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Pre"fect\, n. [L. praefectus, fr. praefectus, p. p. of praeficere to set over; prae before + facere to make: cf. F. pr['e]fet.]
1. A Roman officer who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.; as, the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person.
2. A superintendent of a department who has control of its police establishment, together with extensive powers of municipal regulation. [France] --Brande & C.
3. In the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, a title of certain dignitaries below the rank of bishop.
(R. C. Ch.), the head of a mission, not of episcopal rank. --Shipley.
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