prefect

Senso (Inglese)

1. (historical) An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.
2. The head of a department in France.
3. The head of a county in Albania or Romania.
4. The head of a prefecture in Japan.
5. (British) A school pupil in a position of power over other pupils.
6. A commander.

Concetti

prefetto

governatore

sinonimi

governor

marshal

monitor

official

regent

Traduzioni

préfet

Präfekt

prefecto

νομάρχης

έπαρχος

reis

prefect

Aufsichtsschülerin

prefecte

επιμελητής τάξεως

Klassensprecher

chef de classe

élève chargé de la discipline

Präfektin

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈpɹiːfɛkt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: prefect

In summary

From Middle English prefect and prefecte, from Old French prefect (Mod. French préfet), from Latin praefectus (“one placed in charge, overseer, director, prefect”), from praeficere (“to place in charge”).