English Explanatory Dictionary

aedility

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The office of an elected official responsible for festivals and the maintenance of public buildings.

Word forms

aedility aedilities ædility

Etymology

From Latin aedīlis (“commissioner or magistrate”), from aedēs + -īlis. By surface analysis, Latin aed(ēs) + -ile + -ity.

Related words

aedile
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