prefect /ˈpɹiːfɛkt/ noun7 •The head of a department in France. •(UK) A school pupil in a position of power over other pupils. •The head of a county in Albania or Romania. •The head of a prefecture in Japan. •(historical) An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, or of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person •A head of a dicastery of the Roman Curia of the Roman Catholic Church. •A commander. formsprefects