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Prefect vs Martinet - What's the difference?

prefect | martinet |

As nouns the difference between prefect and martinet

is that prefect is an official of ancient rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc while martinet is (lb) a strict disciplinarian or martinet can be a martin; a swift.

prefect

English

(wikipedia prefect)

Alternative forms

* (old-fashioned) * praefect

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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
  • The head of a department in France.
  • A school pupil in a position of power over other pupils.
  • A commander.

    • Anagrams

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    martinet

    English

    Etymology 1

    After the example of 17th century French army officer .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (lb) A strict disciplinarian.
  • *
  • *:Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile?; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.
  • (lb) Anyone who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods or rules.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A martin; a swift
    • English eponyms ----