SUBPREFECT
\sˈʌbpɹɪfˌɛkt], \sˈʌbpɹɪfˌɛkt], \s_ˈʌ_b_p_ɹ_ɪ_f_ˌɛ_k_t]\
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sub-pr[=e]'fekt, n. an assistant or deputy-prefect, esp. the official in France charged with the administration of the arrondissement under the prefect of the department.--n. SUB'PR[=E]FECTURE, the office or jurisdiction of a subprefect.
By Thomas Davidson
