aedile

American  

[ee-dahyl] / ˈi daɪl /

Or edile

noun

Roman History.

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

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aedile British  

/ ˈiːdaɪl /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• aedileship
  noun
• aedilitian
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of aedile

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

aedile

Scipio was elected aedile, one of four magistrates responsible for Rome’s public buildings and religious games, at 22.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025

His next office of aedile was still more expensive.

From Roman life in the days of Cicero by Alfred John Church

His next step upward will be to the post of aedile, one of the officials who control the streets, public buildings, markets, and police of Rome.

From Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul by T. G. (Thomas George) Tucker

The first honorable office he aspired to was that of aedile, which he carried against twelve competitors of such merit, that all of them in process of time were consuls.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Arthur Hugh Clough

To this commission was appointed Lucius Oppius Salinator, who had been plebeian aedile the year before.

From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Titus Livius

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