noun · masculinesecond declension
praefectus
praefectus m (genitive praefectī, feminine praefectissa)
Classical[prae̯ˈfɛk.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[preˈfɛk.tus]
Meaning
- masculineofficer, prefect, superintendent, official, commander, captain
praefectus praetorii
commander of the praetorian guard; praetorian prefectpraefectus Aegypti
the governor of Egypt
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | praefectus | praefectī |
| genitive | praefectī | praefectōrum |
| dative | praefectō | praefectīs |
| accusative | praefectum | praefectōs |
| ablative | praefectō | praefectīs |
| vocative | praefecte | praefectī |
prae-fectus (praefactus), a, um, Part. [facio],
I. done beforehand (postclass.), Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 17, 174; id. Tard. 2, 14, 218; 5, 4, 71.
praefectus, a, um, Part., from praeficio.
praefectus, i, m., v. praeficio
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
praefectus ī, m
P. of praeficio, an overseer , director, superintendent : morum, N.: nec vero mulieribus praefectus praeponatur: annonae, L.: praefecti libidinum suarum.—In public life, a president, superintendent, commander, governor, deputy : qui Aemilio legati et praefecti fuerunt: Lydiae, governor of the province , N.: classis, admiral : legionis, commander , Ta.: alae, Ta.: arcis, L.: custodum, N.: fabrūm, chief engineer : (timor) ortus est a tribunis militum, praefectis reliquisque, etc., colonels of cavalry , Cs.: praefecti regii, commanders of armies , L.: praefecti regis, S.
Origins
Perfect passive participle of praeficiō.
In English words that came into English from praefectus
- prefectpraefectus
- prefecturepraefectūra