aedility

noun

ae·​dil·​i·​ty

variants or less commonly edility

ē-ˈdi-lə-tē

plural -es

1

: the office of an aedile

2

: the superintendence of public buildings and works

Word History

Etymology

Latin aedilitas, from aedilis + -itas -ity

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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