praefect

prae·fect

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pree-fekt]
- /ˈpri fɛkt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pree-fekt]
- /ˈpri fɛkt/

Definitions of praefect word

noun praefect a person appointed to any of various positions of command, authority, or superintendence, as a chief magistrate in ancient Rome or the chief administrative official of a department of France or Italy. 1
noun praefect Roman Catholic Church. the dean of a Jesuit school or college. a cardinal in charge of a congregation in the Curia Romana. 1
noun praefect Chiefly British. a praeposter. 1
abbreviation PRAEFECT prefect 0

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Origin of praefect

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English < Latin praefectus overseer, director (noun use of past participle of praeficere to make prior, i.e., put in charge), equivalent to prae- pre- + -fectus (combining form of factus, past participle of facere to make, do1); see fact

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Parts of speech for Praefect

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Praefect

praefect popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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