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.
A superintendent of a department who has control of its police establishment, together with extensive powers of municipal regulation.
In the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, a title of certain dignitaries below the rank of bishop.
Source: Webster's dictionarythe prefect of Paris police Source: Internet
1849, during the brief Second French Republic, Baron Haussmann was named Prefect of the Var. During his year as prefect, he began a major reconstruction of the city, similar to what he would later do in Paris. Source: Internet
ACI Stampa, CNA’s Italian language partner agency, on June 18 that Pope Francis had asked Sarah to remain as prefect of the liturgy department donec aliter provideatur, or “until further provision is made.” Source: Internet
Cardinal Robert Sarah said on Wednesday that he would continue to serve as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship beyond his 75th birthday. Source: Internet
At this point, the prefect Laetus formed a conspiracy with Eclectus to supplant Commodus with Pertinax, taking Marcia into their confidence. Source: Internet
Barnes, "Two Senators," 46; Barnes, Constantine and Eusebius, 5–6; Leadbetter, "Carinus"; Southern, 135; Williams, 41 He later gave him the proconsulate of Africa and the post of urban prefect for 295. Leadbetter, "Carinus." Source: Internet