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Meaning of AEDILE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\[AE]"dile\, n. [L. aedilis, fr. aedes temple, public
building. Cf. {Edify}.]
A magistrate in ancient Rome, who had the superintendence of
public buildings, highways, shows, etc.; hence, a municipal
officer.
 
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