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prefect
noun
- in ancient Rome, any of various high-ranking officials or chief magistrates in charge of governmental or military departments
- in modern times, any of various administrative officials; specif.,
- the head of a department of France
- the chief of the Paris police
- in some private schools, esp. in England, an older student with disciplinary authority
See prefect in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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