aedile
/ˈiːdaɪl/noun
- Roman History either of two (later four) Roman magistrates responsible for public buildings and originally also for the public games and the supply of corn to the city【罗马史】民政官(罗马掌管公共建筑、最初亦负责社会文娱活动和城市所需谷物供应的官员, 初为两位, 后来为四位)。
派生词
aedileship
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin aedilis 'concerned with buildings', from aedes 'building'.