Prefecture

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  prefecture
       n 1: the district administered by a prefect (as in France or
            Japan or the Roman Empire)
       2: the office of prefect

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  84 Moby Thesaurus words for "prefecture":
     aedileship, archbishopric, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate,
     aristocracy, bishopric, chairmanship, chancellery, chancellorate,
     chancellorship, chiefery, chiefry, chieftaincy, chieftainry,
     chieftainship, consulate, consulship, deanery, dictatorship,
     dictature, directorship, emirate, episcopacy, governorship,
     headship, hegemony, hierarchy, leadership, lordship, magistracy,
     magistrateship, magistrature, masterdom, mastership, mastery,
     mayoralty, mayorship, metropolitanate, metropolitanship, nobility,
     papacy, pashadom, pashalic, patriarchate, patriarchy,
     pontificality, pontificate, popedom, popehood, popeship,
     prefectship, premiership, presidency, presidentship,
     prime-ministership, prime-ministry, princedom, princeship,
     principality, proconsulate, proconsulship, protectorate,
     protectorship, provostry, provostship, rectorate, rectorship,
     regency, regentship, ruling class, seigniory, seneschalship,
     seneschalsy, sheikhdom, sheriffalty, sheriffcy, sheriffdom,
     shrievalty, supervisorship, suzerainship, suzerainty, tribunate,
     vizierate, viziership