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Definition of prefect noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

prefect

noun
/ˈprifɛkt/ prefect pronunciation American
 
1 also Prefect an officer responsible for an area of local government in some countries, for example France, Italy, and Japan2 (in some British schools) an older student with some authority over younger students and some other responsibilities and advantages