prefect /ˈpriːˌfɛkt/ noun plural prefects
plural prefects
Learner's definition of PREFECT
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1
: a chief officer or government official who is responsible for a particular area in some countries (such as Japan and France)(日本、法国等国家的)地方行政长官,省长,县长2
2
chiefly British : an older student who is given the job of helping to watch and control younger students in a school(英国公学中负责维持年幼学生纪律的)学长