different between prefect vs assessor

English

Alternative forms

• præfect (archaic)
• praefect

Etymology

From Middle English prefect, prefecte, from Old French prefect (French préfet), from Latin praefectus (“overseer, director, prefect”). Literally 'one having been put in charge'.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?i?fekt/

Noun

prefect (plural prefects)

1. (historical) An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.

   the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, or of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person
2. The head of a department in France.
3. The head of a prefecture in Japan.
4. (Britain) A school pupil in a position of power over other pupils.
5. A commander.

Synonyms

• (Roman office): provost (obs.)

Translations

Anagrams

• perfect

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin praefectus

Noun

prefect m (plural prefec?i)

1. prefect (head of county in Romania)

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• assessour (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French assessour.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??s?s?/

Noun

assessor (plural assessors)

1. One who assesses a property for tax or insurance evaluation.
2. (law) A specialist who assists the court in determining a matter.
3. A civil servant entrusted with checking the veracity of data and criteria used by a taxpayer to complete a tax return.

   Synonym: tax assessor

4. One who assesses a project for cost evaluation.
5. (Britain, Oxford University) An official responsible for student welfare.

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin assessor.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?.s??so/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.se?so?/

Noun

assessor m (plural assessors, feminine assessora)

1. assessor

Derived terms

• assessorar
• assessoria

Further reading

• “assessor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.se.?so(?)/, /?a.se.?so(?)/
• Hyphenation: as?se?sor

Noun

assessor m (plural assessores, feminine assessora, feminine plural assessoras)

1. consultant, adviser

   Synonyms: consultor, conselheiro

2. (by extension) an advising organ

Related terms

• assessoria
• assessorar

Swedish

Noun

assessor c

1. an associate judge, a deputy judge (at a court of appeal)

Declension

Related terms

• hovrättsassessor