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Definition of aedile in English: aedilenoun ˈiːdʌɪlˈidaɪl Roman History Either of two (later four) Roman magistrates responsible for public buildings and originally also for the public games and the supply of corn to the city. Example sentencesExamples - Normally games were the property of aediles, who spent enormous sums to make sure they would be remembered.
- Once again, elections were held for aedile, praetor, quaestor and the other traditional offices of the Republic.
- A judge, although it may be that on occasions he can legitimately exercise the functions of an aedile, is no censor.
- He spent enormous amounts of money buying influence, including giving public games as aedile that eclipsed anything that had gone before.
- He became quaestor, aedile and praetor - progressively important posts within the Roman senate.
Derivatives noun Roman History Mamercus was a very wealthy man, and his refusal of the aedileship was the cause of his defeat for the consulship. Example sentencesExamples - Thus twelve praetorships and six aedileships were created.
- Until the 2nd century BC, the curule aedileships rotated on a yearly basis between patricians and plebeians.
- During the elections for the aedileships a fight broke out and numbers of people were killed.
- Promotion to the aedileship was automatic for patricians, but Vespasian wasn't a patrician.
Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin aedilis 'concerned with buildings', from aedes 'building'. Definition of aedile in US English: aedilenounˈēdīlˈidaɪl Roman History Either of two (later four) Roman magistrates responsible for public buildings and originally also for the public games and the supply of grain to the city. Example sentencesExamples - He spent enormous amounts of money buying influence, including giving public games as aedile that eclipsed anything that had gone before.
- Normally games were the property of aediles, who spent enormous sums to make sure they would be remembered.
- He became quaestor, aedile and praetor - progressively important posts within the Roman senate.
- Once again, elections were held for aedile, praetor, quaestor and the other traditional offices of the Republic.
- A judge, although it may be that on occasions he can legitimately exercise the functions of an aedile, is no censor.
Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin aedilis ‘concerned with buildings’, from aedes ‘building’. |