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Monday, September 29th, 2025
the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Prefect
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(1):
(n.) A superintendent of a department who has control of its police establishment, together with extensive powers of municipal regulation.
(2):
(n.) In the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, a title of certain dignitaries below the rank of bishop.
(3):
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Prefect'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/prefect.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Prefect'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/prefect.html. 1828.