Pre″fec‐ture (?; 277), n. [L. praefectura: cf. F. préfecture.] The office, position, or jurisdiction of a prefect; also, his official residence.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.