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aedile definition

aedile (ē′dīl′)

noun

in ancient Rome, an official in charge of buildings, roads, sanitation, public games, etc.

Etymology: L aedilis < aedes, building: see edify

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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