prefect
🇺🇸
/ˈpriːfekt/
🇬🇧
/ˈpriːfekt/
noun
R
A student leader in some British schools who helps manage younger students and has some extra privileges.
The prefect made sure the younger students were behaving in the library.
R
A government officer in charge of a certain area in some countries, like France, Italy, and Japan.
The prefect of the region worked hard to improve the local economy.
translation
A student leader in some British schools who helps manage younger students and has some extra privileges.; A government officer in charge of a certain area in some countries, like France, Italy, and Japan.
Word Forms
Plural
prefects