Prefecture

Noun

 * 1) The office, position, or jurisdiction of a prefect; also, his official residence.
 * 2) The district governed by a prefect (especially in France and Japan)

Thesaurus
aedileship, archbishopric, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, aristocracy, bishopric, chairmanship, chancellery, chancellorate, chancellorship, chiefery, chiefry, chieftaincy, chieftainry, chieftainship, consulate, consulship, deanery, dictatorship, dictature, directorship, emirate, episcopacy, governorship, headship, hegemony, hierarchy, leadership, lordship, magistracy, magistrateship, magistrature, masterdom, mastership, mastery, mayoralty, mayorship, metropolitanate, metropolitanship, nobility, papacy, pashadom, pashalic, patriarchate, patriarchy, pontificality, pontificate, popedom, popehood, popeship, prefectship, premiership, presidency, presidentship, prime-ministership, prime-ministry, princedom, princeship, principality, proconsulate, proconsulship, protectorate, protectorship, provostry, provostship, rectorate, rectorship, regency, regentship, ruling class, seigniory, seneschalship, seneschalsy, sheikhdom, sheriffalty, sheriffcy, sheriffdom, shrievalty, supervisorship, suzerainship, suzerainty, tribunate, vizierate, viziership

Etymology
praefectura:

Translations

 * Finnish: perfektuuri
 * German:


 * Russian:


 * Albanian: Prefektura
 * Arabic: ولاية
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 縣, 县, 都道府縣, 都道府县 (of Japanese prefectures), 省
 * Finnish: perfektuuri
 * French: préfecture
 * German:
 * Greek:


 * Hebrew:
 * Japanese:, , (of Japanese prefectures)
 * Korean: 현 (縣), 도도부현 (都道府縣)
 * Polish: prefektura
 * Russian:
 * Vietnamese: tỉnh (省)