Prefect

A prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficio, to make in front, i.e. put in charge) is an official of various different types. A prefect's office, department or area of control is called a prefecture.

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Praefectus, often with a further qualification, was the formal title of many, fairly low to high-ranking, military or civil officials in the Roman Empire, whose authority was not embodied in their person (as it was with elected Magistrates) but conferred by delegation from a higher authority.

Latin: Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. It gained great importance as the formal language of the Roman Empire. All Romance languages are descended from Latin, and many words based on Latin are found in other modern languages such as English. The ...

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Prefecture: In France, a pr?fecture is the capital city of a d?partement. By extension, it is also the name of one of the governing bodies of the d?partement, and of the building housing this government body....

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French Prefect and Mayor During the Period