aedile
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[edit] English
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- ædile (rare)
[edit] Etymology
From Latin aedilis (“commissioner or magistrate”)
[edit] Noun
aedile (plural aediles)
- (ancient Rome) An elected official who was responsible for the maintenance of public buildings and the regulation of festivals; also supervised markets and the supply of grain and water.
[edit] Translations
elected official in Ancient Rome
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Noun
aedīle
- ablative singular of aedīlis
