(historical) An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc. / The head of a department in France. / The head of a county in Romania.

plural of prefect

The office or position of a prefect. / The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.

plural of prefecture

plural of sub-prefecture

Alternative form of subprefecture.

One of the administrative divisions of China

plural of autonomous prefecture

An administrative division of China immediately below the province level, often comprising a central urban area, a large surrounding rural area, and smaller towns and cities. (Most of China proper today is part of a prefecture-level city.)

Of or pertaining to a prefect.