prefect

prefect is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A Roman officer who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.; as, the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A Roman officer who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.; as, the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person.
2. noun. A superintendent of a department who has control of its police establishment, together with extensive powers of municipal regulation.
3. noun. In the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, a title of certain dignitaries below the rank of bishop.
4. noun. a chief officer or chief magistrate

   "the prefect of Paris police"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in prefect:

perfect

Common word forms

prefects, prefectly

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