prefect
/ˈpriːfekt/noun
1
- chiefly Brit.a senior pupil in some schools authorized to enforce discipline〈主英〉级长, 班长。
2
- a chief officer, magistrate, or regional governor in certain countries地方行政长官：
the prefect of police.
警察局局长。
2.1
- a senior magistrate or governor in the ancient Roman world（古罗马）长官, 高级行政官, 总督：
Avitus was prefect of Gaul from AD 439.
公元439年以后阿维托斯是高卢的总督。
派生词
prefectoral
adjectiveprefectorial
adjective词源
late Middle English (in sense 2)： from Old French， from Latin praefectus, past participle of praeficere 'set in authority over'， from prae 'before'+facere 'make'. Sense 1 dates from the early 19th cent.