Æ″dile (�), n. [L. aedilis, fr. aedes temple, public building. Cf. Edify.] A magistrate in ancient Rome, who had the superintendence of public buildings, highways, shows, etc.; hence, a municipal officer.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.