aedile
noun
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
aedileship
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a word derived from
aedile.
Example Sentences
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In the same year there was established the curule aedileship.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
Indeed the most important function of the consulship, praetorship and, until its disappearance in the third century, the aedileship, came to be the celebration of the regular festivals.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
The republican magistrates had become practically municipal officers, and one of them, the aedileship, disappeared in the third century.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
He was now placed on the list of senators, and in the year 70 appeared as a candidate for the aedileship.
From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Charles Thomas Cruttwell
The aedileship of this year was highly distinguished, namely, that of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and Lucius Aemilius Paulus.
From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Titus Livius
