noun
suppraefectus
Meaning
- an under-prefect
suppraefectus (subp-), i, m. subpraefectus,
I. an under-prefect, Inscr. Grut. 359, 3.—
II. Transf.:
singulis ventis binos subpraefectos dant, subsidiary winds, Sen. Q. N. 5, 16, 2.