Prefect

prelekt, n. A Roman officer who was over a particular command, charge, or department in France, a superintendent of a department, having direction of police establishment, etc. [OF. L. prsefectus, fr. pr ficere, to set over, prse and facere, to make.] — Prelect ship, -fecture, -fek-chur, n. Office of a chief magistrate, commander, or viceroy; jurisdiction of a prefect. [F. prefecture.] Prefer, pre-fer^, v. [-ferred (-ferd r -feering.] To set forth, offer, present, addre ; to advance (to an office or dignity); to raise, exalt; to set above am, faare, far, pa or opera, fare 6nd, PRELUDE something else in estimation, choice, or liking; to incline more toward; to choose. [OF. preferer, L. prseferre, prse and ferre, to bear or carry; bear.] — Preferred stock. Stock which takes a dividend before other capital stock. — Preferable, -era-bl, a. Worthy to be preferred before something else; more desirable. [OF.] — Preferablene , n.—