ALL meanings of prefect
pre·fect
P p - noun prefect a person appointed to any of various positions of command, authority, or superintendence, as a chief magistrate in ancient Rome or the chief administrative official of a department of France or Italy. 1
- noun prefect Roman Catholic Church. the dean of a Jesuit school or college. a cardinal in charge of a congregation in the Curia Romana. 1
- noun prefect Chiefly British. a praeposter. 1
- noun prefect student: school monitor 1
- noun prefect administrative official 1
- noun prefect police officer 1
- countable noun prefect In some schools, especially in Britain, a prefect is an older pupil who does special duties and helps the teachers to control the younger pupils. 0
- countable noun prefect In some countries, a prefect is the head of the local government administration or of a local government department. 0
- noun prefect (in France, Italy, etc) the chief administrative officer in a department 0
- noun prefect (in France, etc) the head of a police force 0
- noun prefect a schoolchild appointed to a position of limited power over his fellows 0
- noun prefect (in ancient Rome) any of several magistrates or military commanders 0
- noun prefect an official having jurisdiction over a missionary district that has no ordinary 0
- noun prefect one of two senior masters in a Jesuit school or college (the prefect of studies and the prefect of discipline or first prefect) 0
- noun prefect a cardinal in charge of a congregation of the Curia 0
- noun prefect in ancient Rome, any of various high-ranking officials or chief magistrates in charge of governmental or military departments 0
- noun prefect in modern times, any of various administrative officials 0
- noun prefect the head of a department of France 0
- noun prefect the chief of the Paris police 0
- noun prefect in some private schools, esp. in England, an older student with disciplinary authority 0