edile

[ ee-dahyl ]

/ ˈi daɪl /

noun Roman History.

aedile.

Nearby words

edificatory, edifice, edificial, edify, edifying, edile, edina, edinburg, edinburgh, edirne, edison

Definition for edile (2 of 2)

aedile

or e·dile

[ ee-dahyl ]

/ ˈi daɪl /

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

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
Agrippa, in that year when he was edile, put the last hand to the magnificence of these works.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
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 (1 of 2)

edile

/ (ˈiːdaɪl) /

noun

a variant spelling of aedile

British Dictionary definitions for edile (2 of 2)

aedile

sometimes US edile

/ (ˈiːdaɪl) /

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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