aedile

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An elected official who was responsible for the maintenance of public buildings, regulation of festivals, supervision of markets and the supply of grain and water.

Similar words

curule edile aedileship edileship legate praefectus annonae designator eschevin aleconner magistrate

Often followed by

in and of or at was to for had

Word family

aediles