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

Betteridge got a lecture on military discipline and on prefectorial dignity.

From The Loom of Youth by Waugh, Alec

This prefectorial council, consisting of from three to nine members, advises the prefect and, in certain cases, exercises jurisdiction as an administrative tribunal.

From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin

Again, by his introduction of the prefectorial system, Dr. Arnold produced far-reaching effects—effects which he himself, perhaps, would have found perplexing.

From Eminent Victorians by Strachey, Giles Lytton

Indeed, it was against the excessive centralisation of the prefectorial system that the Parisian Communists made their heedless and unmeasured protest.

From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by Rose, John Holland