Aedile

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An elected official of ancient Rome who was responsible for public works and games and who supervised markets, the grain supply, and the water supply.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A magistrate in ancient Rome, who had the superintendence of public buildings, highways, shows, etc.; hence, a municipal officer.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. etc. See edile, etc.
    • Word Usage
    "Although he is remembered today only as the father of Augustus, he was at this time aedile of the plebs and very much the coming man."
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aedileship    quaestore    triumvir    dinner-pail    member    audience-room    sub-prefect    tribune    tribunate    prætor   
     
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