Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
prefecture .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The office or jurisdiction of a prefect.
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- noun The
office orjurisdiction of aprefect .
Etymologies
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Examples
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He then enlarged the converted prisoners, made his slaves free, and resigned his prefectship.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler
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Widow, (t. 1, p. 337,) a lady who had lost her husband Tarasius, candidate for the prefectship of the city.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler
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After the death of Syagrius (629), he is said to have obtained also the prefectship of Marseilles, but this is not certain.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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During his prefectship he delivered his lectures on the Fathers which were afterwards published at Pavia.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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No one is expected to be polite while under punishment, so Vernon, sinking his sub-prefectship, replied peacefully enough:
A Diversity of Creatures Rudyard Kipling 1900
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It has been produced in the district of Qimen in the prefectship of Huangshan Shi in the An Hui province since 1875, where formerly only green tea was produced.
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-- of a possible prefectship some time in the far future.
A Patriotic Schoolgirl Angela Brazil 1907
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It's more than two years since he promised you a sub-prefectship. "
Renée Mauperin Edmond de Goncourt 1859
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