prefecture

prefecture
    n 1: the district administered by a prefect (as in France or
         Japan or the Roman Empire)
    2: the office of prefect
    

Prefecture \Pre"fec*ture\ (?; 277), n. [L. praefectura: cf. F.
   pr['e]fecture.]
   The office, position, or jurisdiction of a prefect; also, his
   official residence.
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84 Moby Thesaurus words for "prefecture":
      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