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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *praifakjō. Equivalent to prae- (“before”) + faciō (“do, make”).
Pronunciation
Verb
praeficiō (present infinitive praeficere, perfect active praefēcī, supine praefectum); third conjugation iō-variant
- to place in command, put in charge
- Synonym: praepōnō
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References
- “praeficio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praeficio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praeficio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to appoint some one to an office: muneri aliquem praeficere, praeponere
- to place some one at the head of an army, give him the command: praeficere aliquem exercitui
- to charge some one with the conduct of a war: praeficere aliquem bello gerendo