Aedility
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- Great Grand Panjandrum
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Well, using the word lookup on AlphaDictionary's home page takes us to OneLook:
... and thence to the Good Doctor's favorite, The American Heritage Dictionary:Quick definitions (aedile)
(n.) A magistrate in ancient Rome, who had the superintendence of public buildings, highways, shows, etc.; hence, a municipal officer.
(This definition is from the 1913 Webster's Dictionary and may be outdated.)
aedile
SYLLABICATION: ae·dile
PRONUNCIATION: ē' dīl'
NOUN: An elected official of ancient Rome who was responsible for public works and games and who supervised markets, the grain supply, and the water supply. ETYMOLOGY: Latin aedīlis, from aedēs, house.
Regards//Larry
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