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Definition of sub-prefect in English: sub-prefect(also sub-praefect) noun ˈsʌbˌpriːfɛkt An assistant or deputy prefect.
OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in Marchamont Nedham (bap. 1620, d. 1678), journalist and pamphleteer. From sub- + prefect, originally after classical Latin subpraefectus deputy prefect, assistant, auxiliary. Definition of sub-prefect in US English: sub-prefect(also sub-praefect) nounˈsʌbˌpriːfɛkt An assistant or deputy prefect.
OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in Marchamont Nedham (bap. 1620, d. 1678), journalist and pamphleteer. From sub- + prefect, originally after classical Latin subpraefectus deputy prefect, assistant, auxiliary. |