PREFECTURE

Prefecture

A prefecture is an administrative jurisdiction or subdivision in any of various countries and within some international church structures, and in antiquity a Roman district governed by an appointed prefect.

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prefecture

Noun

  1. An office, position, or jurisdiction of a prefect; the official residence of that prefect.
  2. A district governed by a prefect (especially in France and Japan)


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