praefect

American  

[pree-fekt] / ˈpri fɛkt /

noun

1. a variant of prefect.

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praefect British  

/ ˌpriːfɛkˈtɔːrɪəl, ˈpriːfɛkt /

noun

1. a variant spelling of prefect prefect prefect prefect

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Other Word Forms

• praefectorial adjective

Example Sentences

For some time he was under the control of his mother’s eunuchs, till Timesitheus,1 his father-in-law and praefect of the praetorian guard, persuaded him to assert his independence.

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The little emperor was duly crowned, and the administration of the East undertaken in his name by the able Anthemius, who held the office of Praetorian Praefect.

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The Blues and Greens united, and taking as their watchword, Nika, “conquer,” swept through the city, crying for the deposition of John of Cappadocia, the unpopular finance minister, and of Eudemius, Praefect of the city, who was immediately responsible for the executions.

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The news that Nymphidius Sabinus, the praefect of the praetorians, had declared in his favour revived Galba’s spirits.

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Flavius Sulpicianus, the father-in-law of Pertinax and praefect of the city, had already made an offer; Didius, urged on by the members of his family, his freedmen and parasites, hurried to the praetorian camp to contend for the prize.

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