subprefect

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noun

The executive of a subprefecture.

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Meanings

nounsubprefect (plural subprefects)

plural subprefects

  1. The executive of a subprefecture.
  2. An assistant prefect in a school.

    Their authority, as it was when they were school leaders, cut across the houses. Below them were house prefects and subprefects, with their authority limited to their Houses.

    2010, Chike Momah, The Shining Ones

Origin

From sub- + prefect.

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Translations

Italian sottoprefetto, viceprefetto
  • sottoprefettothe executive of a subprefecture
  • viceprefettothe executive of a subprefecture
Polish podprefekt
  • podprefektthe executive of a subprefecture
Spanish subprefecto
  • subprefectothe executive of a subprefecture

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

subperfect
Cite this entry
APA

subprefect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subprefect

MLA

“subprefect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subprefect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subprefect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subprefect.

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