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prefecture |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prefecture \Pre"fec*ture\ (?; 277), n. [L. praefectura: cf F. pr['e]fecture.] The office, position, or jurisdiction of a prefect; also his official residence. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: prefecture n 1: the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire) 2: the office of prefect
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