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Webster 1913 Edition


Edile

E′dile

,
Noun.
[L.
aedilis
: cf. F.
édile
. Cf.
ædile
.]
(Rom. Antiq.)
See
ædile
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Edile

E'DILE

,
Noun.
[L. oedilis, from oedes, a building.] A Roman magistrate whose chief business was to superintend buildings of all kinds, more especially public edifices, temples, bridges, aqueducts, &c. The ediles had also the care of the highways, public places, weights and measures, &c.

Definition 2024


edile

edile

See also: édile

English

Noun

edile (plural ediles)

  1. Alternative spelling of aedile

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Italian

Adjective

edile m, f (masculine and feminine plural edili)

  1. building (attribute), construction (attribute)

Noun

edile m (plural edili)

  1. building worker
  2. aedile

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