Associations to the word «Prefecture»

PREFECTURE, noun. The office or position of a prefect.

PREFECTURE, noun. The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French and Japanese administrative divisions.

PREFECTURE, noun. (historical) Alternative term for commandery, a former administrative division of imperial China.

PREFECTURE, noun. The district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire).

PREFECTURE, noun. The office of prefect.