Word: subprefect
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sub
pre
fect
Definition: the executive of a subprefecture. An administrative division of a country below prefecture.
Morphemes:
Affix: sub-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: subsidiary, secondary
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sub
Language: la
Decoded: sub
Meaning: under
Affix: prefect
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The head of a prefecture in Japan.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: praefectus
Language: la
Decoded: praefectus
Meaning: overseer, director, prefect