aedile

or e·dile

[ ee-dahyl ]

nounRoman History.
  1. one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.

Origin of aedile

1
1570–80; <Latin aedīlis, equivalent to aedi- (stem of aedēs;see aedicule) + -īlis-ile

Other words from aedile

  • ae·dile·ship, noun
  • ae·dil·i·tian [eed-l-ish-uhn], /ˌid lˈɪʃ ən/, adjective

Words Nearby aedile

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How to use aedile in a sentence

  • In later times no one could be aedile till he had completed his thirty-sixth year.

    Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'Homond
  • The aedile had the charge of the public edifices of the city, and of the games spectacles, and shows which were exhibited in them.

  • One side—the shortest—of it was occupied by the prefecture, in which the aedile and Quaestor lived.

    Historical Miniatures | August Strindberg
  • Under praetorian stipulations we must include also those directed by the aedile, for these too are based upon jurisdiction.

    The Institutes of Justinian | Caesar Flavius Justinian
  • During the reign of Commodus, Dio practised as an advocate at the Roman bar, and held the offices of aedile and quaestor.

British Dictionary definitions for aedile

aedile

sometimes US edile

/ (ˈiːdaɪl) /


noun
  1. a magistrate of ancient Rome in charge of public works, games, buildings, and roads

Origin of aedile

1
C16: from Latin aedīlis concerned with buildings, from aedēs a building

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