Prefecture meaning

prē'fĕk'chər
The definition of a prefecture is a district or town under the control of a special official called a prefect, or the term of office or residence of a prefect.

A small town in France that is under the control of a prefect who makes the rules for the town is an example of a prefecture.

When a prefect serves a five-year term, this is an example of a prefecture.

When a prefect has a little white house on the main street of the town that he oversees, this little white house is an example of a prefecture.

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The office or authority of a prefect.
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The residence or housing of a prefect.
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The district administered or governed by a prefect.
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An administrative district of some countries, especially China or Japan.
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The office, authority, territory, or residence of a prefect.
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Any of the regional districts of Japan administered by a governor.
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An office, position, or jurisdiction of a prefect; the official residence of that prefect.
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A district governed by a prefect (especially in France and Japan)
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Origin of prefecture

Latin praefectūra.

Sentence Examples

  • It is the seat of the district prefecture and a tribunal, and has a garrison of regular troops.

  • Prefectural roads are maintained by a joint contribution from the government and from the particular prefecture, each paying one-half of the sum needed.

  • This state of things continued until 1648, when a large part of Alsace, comprising the two landgraviates of Upper and Lower Alsace and the prefecture of the ten free imperial towns, was ceded to France by the treaty of Westphalia.

  • One of the principal mining districts is Kai Chow, in the prefecture of Kwei-yang Fu, and this district has the advantage of being situated near Hwang-p`ing Chow, from which place the products can be conveniently and cheaply shipped to Hankow.

  • It is chiefly manufactured in the prefecture of Tsun-i Fu.

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