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pre·fect
 prefect
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- pronunciation:
- pri
fekt
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
any of various officials appointed to high civil or military administrative or judicial posts in France, Italy, or ancient Rome.
- similar words:
- magistrate
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| definition 2: |
a Jesuit college dean.
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| definition 3: |
a student officer or assistant in certain private schools.
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| related words: |
monitor |
adjective + (n.)prefect
departmental, head, roman, sacred, senior
verb + (n.)prefect
act, appoint, elect, serve
noun + (n.)prefect
athlete, call, college, congregation, council, deputy, emperor, god, office, police, region, report, student, teacher, tenure
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| derivation: |
prefectorial (adj.) |
The word prefect
contains the following part:
pre-
Latin
prefix
that means before
  Example words:
preamble, prearrange, precaution, precede, preclude, preconceive, precook, precursor, predate, predetermine, predict, predictable, prediction, preface, prefect, prefer, preferable, preference, prefix, preheat, prejudice, premonition, prescriptible, present1, preside, president
- synonyms:
- pro-2, ante-
- antonyms:
- post-
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