prefect
noun
[ ˈpriːfɛkt ]
• (in some schools) a senior pupil who is authorized to enforce discipline.
• a chief officer, magistrate, or regional governor in certain countries.
• "each department is governed by a prefect appointed by the President"
Origin:
late Middle English (in prefect (sense 2)): from Old French, from Latin praefectus, past participle of praeficere ‘set in authority over’, from prae ‘before’ + facere ‘make’. prefect (sense 1) dates from the early 19th century.
