Middle English Dictionary Entry
prēfectūre n.
Entry Info
| Forms | prēfectūre n. |
| Etymology | OF prefecture & L praefectūra. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The office of prefect.
Associated quotations
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)4.2043 : He gaf of Frige the prefecture off riht To Leonatus, that was so good a kniht.