名詞 prefect:

1. a chief officer or chief magistrate

1. The residence or housing of a prefect.
   古羅馬或法國高級官員的住宅或房屋

pre.fect

n.（名詞）
A high administrative official or chief officer, as:
長官：高級行政官員或首要軍官，如：
Any of several high military or civil officials in ancient Rome.
古羅馬的高級文武官員
The chief of police of Paris, France.
法國巴黎的警察局長
A chief administrative official of a department of France.
法國政府部門的首要行政官員
The administrator in charge of discipline at a Jesuit school.
耶穌會學(xué)校里負責(zé)教規(guī)戒律的行政官員
A student monitor or officer, especially in a private school.
教務(wù)長，院長：尤指私立學(xué)校中的學(xué)生班長或官員

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin praefectus [from past participle of] praeficere [to place at the head of]
源自 拉丁語 praefectus [] 源自praeficere的過去分詞 [置于…前]
prae- [pre-]
prae- [前綴，表.先于.]
facere [to make] * see dhô-
facere [使…] *參見 dhô-