prefectorial

American  

[pree-fek-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] / ˌpri fɛkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a prefect.

   prefectorial powers.

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Other Word Forms

• subprefectorial adjective

Etymology

Origin of prefectorial

1860–65; < Late Latin praefectōri ( us ) ( prefect, -tory ¹ ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

In some towns, projects aimed at easing community relations are superficial, says Yassir Baradine, vice-president of the prefectorial council of Boda, but in Boda people want peace.

From The Guardian • Oct. 28, 2017

The prefectorial system, too, has enlarged boys' sense of responsibility, and has put an end to many abuses which no master could ever reach.

From The Lighter Side of School Life by Hay, Ian

Plainly he was no longer a schoolboy, not even a god-like prefectorial schoolboy, but an undergraduate and a man of the world.

From Years of Plenty by Brown, Ivor

The prefectorial system has taught him to frame an order and see that it is carried out.

From A Knight on Wheels by Hay, Ian

Within a week he would finish his plan of prefectorial changes.

From His Excellency the Minister by Roberts, Henri