praefect

[ pree-fekt ]

noun

a variant of prefect.

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How to use praefect in a sentence

Many there were in Rome who at this moment would gladly have changed places with the praefect.
"Unto Caesar" | Baroness Emmuska Orczy
The praefect in the discharge of his functions—second only to the Cæsar—was all-powerful where he stood.
"Unto Caesar" | Baroness Emmuska Orczy
But at her words the last vestige of deference fled from the praefect's manner; pity now would have been weak folly.
"Unto Caesar" | Baroness Emmuska Orczy
And then did a cry of horror escape my lips, and the praefect looked down into my face.
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He raised his hand and pointed a finger at the praefect and shouted, still laughing: 'Thou a patrician of Rome?
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British Dictionary definitions for praefect

praefect

/ (ˈpriːfɛkt) /

noun

a variant spelling of prefect (def. 4), prefect (def. 5), prefect (def. 6), prefect (def. 7)

Derived forms of praefect

praefectorial (ˌpriːfɛkˈtɔːrɪəl), adjective

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