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aedile

Syllabification: (ae·dile)
Pronunciation: /ˈēˌdīl/

Definition of aedile

noun

Roman History
  • either of two (later four) Roman magistrates responsible for public buildings and originally also for the public games and the supply of grain to the city.

Derivatives

aedileship

Pronunciation: /-ˌSHip/

noun

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Latin aedilis 'concerned with buildings', from aedes 'building'

aedile in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of aedile in the British & World English dictionary