- the office, authority, territory, or residence of a prefect
- any of the regional districts of Japan administered by a governor
Origin of prefecture
Classical Latin praefectura
noun
- A small town in France that is under the control of aprefect 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.
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.
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prefecture
noun
- a. The district administered or governed by a prefect.b. An administrative district of some countries, especially China or Japan.
- The office or authority of a prefect.
- The residence or housing of a prefect.
Related Forms:
- pre·fec′tur·al
adjective
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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.
- Bar-sur-Seine has a sub-prefecture and a tribunal of first instance.
- It is chiefly manufactured in the prefecture of Tsun-i Fu.
- Angers is the seat of a bishopric, dating from the 3rd century, a prefecture, a court of appeal and a court of assizes.
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