aedile

See also: ædile

English

Alternative forms

ædile (rare)
edile

Etymology

From Latin aedīlis (“commissioner or magistrate”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈiːdaɪl/

Noun

aedile (plural aediles)

(historical, Ancient Rome) An elected official who was responsible for the maintenance of public buildings, regulation of festivals, supervision of markets and the supply of grain and water.

Derived terms

aedileship

Related terms

aedility

Translations

elected official in Ancient Rome

Faliscan: efile (efile)
Finnish: ediili (fi)
French: édile (fr) m
German: Ädil (de) m
Hebrew: אַידִיל‎‎ m (aidil)
Latin: aedīlis (la) m
Old Latin: aidilis

Polish: edyl (pl) m
Portuguese: edil (pt) m
Russian: эди́л (ru) m (edíl)
Spanish: edil (es), regidor (es)

Anagrams

Adilee, dealie

Latin

Noun

aedīle

ablative singular of aedīlis

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