edile

[ee-dahyl]

noun Roman History.

aedile.

aedile

or e·dile

[ee-dahyl]

noun Roman History.

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

Origin of aedile

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

Related formsae·dile·ship, nounae·dil·i·tian

[eed-l-ish-uh n] /ˌid lˈɪʃ ən/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for edile

Historical Examples of edile

Agrippa, in that year when he was edile, put the last hand to the magnificence of these works.
The Book of Curiosities
I. Platts
From the edile could be obtained the Licentia stupri, the right to the antique livery of shame.
Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern
Edgar Saltus
Neither priest nor edile would they encounter until their return to the same church-tower.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 11, No. 22, January, 1873
Various
He soon after held the important offices of tribune, quæstor, and edile.
Elements of Military Art and Science
Henry Wager Halleck

British Dictionary definitions for edile

edile

noun

a variant spelling of aedile

aedile

sometimes US edile

noun

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

Word Origin for aedile

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

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