prefecture

About 1.32 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The office or position of a prefect.
2. noun The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.

Similar words

governorate government district prefect province provincial cantonal conservative provinces mandate

Often followed by

of and in is de was to or on

Word family

prefectural prefectures