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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Weird Word Wednesday

AEDILE

ae·dile

noun \ˈē-ˌdī(-ə)l, ˈē-dəl\

Definition of AEDILE

:  an official in ancient Rome in charge of public works and games, police, and the grain supply

Origin of AEDILE

Latin aedilis, from aedes temple — more at edify

First Known Use: 1538

 

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2 comments:

EV Medina said...

Cool! Seems like a very influential position. Have you ever used it in your writing?

Kelley Heckart said...

No, I haven't had the chance to use this word yet.