aedile

noun

ae·​dile ˈē-ˌdī(-ə)l 

ˈē-dᵊl

: an official in ancient Rome in charge of public works and games, police, and the grain supply

Examples of aedile in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ferguson, whose title was aedile, was in charge of the markets and the slaves. —Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 10 June 2021

But Trump campaigned like a tribune, and Steve Bannon, his former ideologist, was a fitting aedile. —Theodore Kupfer, National Review, 22 Aug. 2017

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin aedīlis, from aedēs, aedis "temple, (in plural) abode, house" + -īlis -ile entry 1 — more at edify

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above