prefectural adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture.But Mr. Fukuda appeared to have enough support to win a majority of the 528 votes in the election, with 387 party lawmakers each holding one vote, and prefectural chapters holding 141 votes. — 2007 noun[usually plural]1 •A tournament in which participants from all over the prefecture compete. formsprefecturals