Prefect

prē′fekt, n. one placed in authority over others: a commander: the administrative head of a modern French department.— ns. Prē′fectship , his office or jurisdiction; Prē′fecture , the office or district of a prefect: the house occupied by a prefect. [Fr. préfet —L. præfectus , pa.p. of præficĕre — præ , over, facĕre , to make.]