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Showing words for PREFECT using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Prefect

perfect, prefect

6 Letter Words for Prefect

cepter, perfet, recept, refect

5 Letter Words for Prefect

creep, crepe, crept, crete, erect, erept, freet, peert, perce, peter, petre, recpt, terce, terfe

4 Letter Words for Prefect

cepe, cere, cert, cete, crpe, feer, feet, fete, free, fret, peer, pere, perf, pert, pete, prec, pree, pref, pret, rcpt, rect, reef, reet, reft, rept, rete, teer, tepe, terf, terp, tree

3 Letter Words for Prefect

cee, cep, cer, cpr, cpt, crt, cte, ctf, ctr, ect, eec, eer, eft, ere, erf, ert, etc, fcp, fec, fee, fer, fet, frt, ftp, pcf, pct, pec, pee, per, pet, pfc, prc, pre, prf, pte, rct, rec, ree, ref, rep, rpt, rte, tcp, tec, tee, tef, ter, tfr, trf, trp

Definitions for Prefect

[1] a person appointed to any of various positions of command, authority, or superintendence, as a chief magistrate in ancient Rome or the chief administrative official of a department of France or Italy.
[2] Roman Catholic Church . the dean of a Jesuit school or college. a cardinal in charge of a congregation in the Curia Romana.
[3] Chiefly British . a praeposter.
[4] (in France, Italy, etc) the chief administrative officer in a department
[5] (in France, etc) the head of a police force
[6] British a schoolchild appointed to a position of limited power over his fellows
[7] (in ancient Rome) any of several magistrates or military commanders
[8] Also called: prefect apostolic RC Church an official having jurisdiction over a missionary district that has no ordinary
[9] RC Church one of two senior masters in a Jesuit school or college (the prefect of studies and the prefect of discipline or first prefect )
[10] RC Church a cardinal in charge of a congregation of the Curia

Words nearby Prefect

pref., prefab, prefabricate, preface, prefatory, prefect, prefect apostolic, prefectorial, prefecture, prefecture apostolic, prefer

Origin of Prefect

1300–50; Middle English < Latin praefectus overseer, director (noun use of past participle of praeficere to make prior, i.e., put in charge), equivalent to prae- pre- + -fectus (combining form of factus, past participle of facere to make, do1); see fact

Words that may be confused with Prefect

perfect, prefect, (see, usage, note, at, perfect)

Other words from Prefect

sub·pre·fect , noun
un·der·pre·fect , noun

Word origin for Prefect

C14: from Latin praefectus one put in charge, from praeficere to place in authority over, from prae before + facere to do, make