prefect's court

  • 1prefect's court — noun : a court having probate jurisdiction in New Mexico …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 2Prefect Apostolic — • A type of ecclesiastical jurisdiction Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prefect Apostolic     Prefect Apostolic     † …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 3prefect — /pree fekt/, n. 1. a person appointed to any of various positions of command, authority, or superintendence, as a chief magistrate in ancient Rome or the chief administrative official of a department of France or Italy. 2. Rom. Cath. Ch. a. the… …

    Universalium

  • 4Court of Audit of France — Courtroom The Court of Audit (in French Cour des comptes) is a quasi judicial body of the French government charged with conducting financial and legislative audits of most public institutions and some private institutions, including the central… …

    Wikipedia

  • 5Prefect (France) — A prefect ( fr. préfet) in France is the State s representative in a department or region. Sub prefects (French: sous préfets ) are responsible for the subdivisions of departments, arrondissements. The office of a prefect is known as a prefecture …

    Wikipedia

  • 6probate court — noun a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑court, ↑tribunal, ↑judicature * * * noun 1 …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 7Praetorian prefect — (Latin Praefectus praetorio ) was the constant title of a high office in the Roman state that changed fundamentally in nature.The praetorian prefect was commander of the Praetorian Guard until Constantine abolished the guard in 314. Praetorian… …

    Wikipedia

  • 8Liberius (praetorian prefect) — Petrus Marcellinus Felix Liberius (c. 465 ndash; c. 554) was a Late Roman aristocrat and official, whose career spanned seven decades in the highest offices of both the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy and the Eastern Roman Empire. Origins and family …

    Wikipedia

  • 9List of Trinity College, Kandy alumni — Trinity College, Kandy is an Independent elite private school providing primary and secondary education in Sri Lanka. It is widely considered to be the premier private boys school in Sri Lanka. This list of eminent Old Trinitians is by no means… …

    Wikipedia

  • 10France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …

    Universalium