pre·fec·ture
noun/ˈpriːfektʃə(r)/
/ˈpriːfektʃər/
- an area of local government in some countries, for example France, Italy and Japan
（法、意、日等国的）地方行政区域；省；县 Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin praefectura, from praefectus ‘(person) set in authority over’, past participle of praeficere ‘set in authority over’, from prae ‘before’ + facere ‘make’.