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pre·fec·ture    Audio Help   [pree-fek-cher] Pronunciation Key
–noun
the office, jurisdiction, territory, or official residence of a prefect.
[Origin: 1570–80; < L praefectūra. See prefect, -ure]

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pre·fec·tur·al    Audio Help   [pri-fek-cher-uhl] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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pre·fec·ture    Audio Help   (prē'fěk'chər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The district administered or governed by a prefect.
  2. The office or authority of a prefect.
  3. The residence or housing of a prefect.

pre·fec'tur·al (prĭ-fěk'chər-əl) adj.
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prefecture

noun
1. the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire) 
2. the office of prefect 

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Prefecture

Pre"fec*ture\ (?; 277), n. [L. praefectura: cf. F. pr['e]fecture.] The office, position, or jurisdiction of a prefect; also, his official residence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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