subprefect

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From sub- +‎ prefect.

Noun[edit]

subprefect (plural subprefects)

  1. The executive of a subprefecture.
  2. An assistant prefect in a school.
    • 2010, Chike Momah, The Shining Ones:
      Their authority, as it was when they were school leaders, cut across the houses. Below them were house prefects and subprefects, with their authority limited to their Houses.

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From sub- +‎ prefect. Calque of French sous-préfet.

Noun[edit]

subprefect m (plural subprefecți)

  1. subprefect

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