Origin: Latin suffix -ure
Prefecture has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
"After visiting Kyoto, we traveled north to explore another historic region within the same Japanese prefecture."
the office of prefect
"The new administrative regulations were issued directly from the prefecture last week."
The office or position of a prefect.
"After serving as the head of the local administrative district for five years, she was promoted to hold the full rank of prefecture."