n.[C]

1. 古羅馬的長官；高級文武官員
   Some soldiers and prefects followed Caesar out of motives of friendship.

   一些士兵和官員出於友情而跟隨凱薩。

2. 地方行政長官；（法國等的）省長；（巴黎）警察廳長
   His father was a prefect in a province before the revolution.

   革命前他父親是個省長。

3. （英國等私立學校中的）級長
   The prefect asked the students to keep quiet.

   級長叫學生們保持安靜。

n.

1. chiefly Brit. a senior pupil authorized to enforce discipline in a school.
2. a chief officer, magistrate, or regional governor in certain countries.
   ▸a senior magistrate or governor in the ancient Roman world.