aedilityn.

Brit.

/ɪˈdɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/iˈdɪlᵻdi/

Forms: 1500s edilite, 1500s edilitie, 1500s edylite, 1600s aedilitie, 1600s– aedility, 1600s– edility.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin aedīlitāt-, aedīlitās.

Etymology: < classical Latin aedīlitāt-, aedīlitās office of an aedile at Rome, aedileship, office of a municipal aedile < aedīlis aedile n. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). In sense 2 after French édilité (1831 in this sense (now rare); 14th cent. in Middle French in sense 1). Compare Spanish edilidad (1385 as †edilidat), Italian edilità (first half of the 14th cent.).

1. = aedileship n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > Roman magistrates and officials > [noun] > aedile > position of

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aedileship1541

1534 R. Whittington tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Tullyes Offyces ii. sig. N.4 A lytle after Lucius Crassus occupyed the roume of the edylite [L. aedilitate].

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 480 Lucius Scilla, in the office of his ædilitie, or ouersight of the Temple.

1749 tr. J. B. L. Crevier Rollin's Rom. Hist. XIV. xlvii. 277 Are you all on a sudden grown rich enough to stand for the Edility?

1826 J. Elmes Gen. Dict. Fine Arts at Trophy Cæsar, during his aedility, restored them.

1971 Historia 20 464 Augustus' consciousness of this..policy as fundamental to his power is evidenced by his introducing of Marcellus as the future successor in permitting the boy to preside the sumptuous spectacles of 25 B.C.,..and by honouring him..with the..edility.

1995 R. C. Byrd Senate of Rom. Republic iii. 31 The aedility became a stepping stone politically.

2. The superintendence of public works; municipal management. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1858 H. Horeau New Purifying Sewers for Thames 8 If I have ventured these few ideas, it is that in matters of edility all considerations are bound up together; for London, and especially the City, is of all places in the world the least improving.

1862 Daily News 28 July 5/2 What excuse can the Paris edility make for the broad fact that..there shall be no means of riding..a hundred yards in Paris for less than 1s. 4d.?

1882 G. A. Sala Amer. Revisited I. xiv. 205 The ordinances..touching the cleaning of the streets seem in particular to have slipped the recollection of those entrusted with the duty of looking after the ‘aedility’ of the Empire City.

1906 Times 17 Sept. 4/3 If one is interested in municipal organization, let him study the institutions and edility of Zürich—its boulevards, quays, electric tramlines, its water-supply, its public gardens, its lighting, its railways, and its post-office.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aedility
释义	aedilityn. Brit. /ɪˈdɪlᵻti/, U.S. /iˈdɪlᵻdi/ Forms: 1500s edilite, 1500s edilitie, 1500s edylite, 1600s aedilitie, 1600s– aedility, 1600s– edility. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin aedīlitāt-, aedīlitās. Etymology: < classical Latin aedīlitāt-, aedīlitās office of an aedile at Rome, aedileship, office of a municipal aedile < aedīlis aedile n. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). In sense 2 after French édilité (1831 in this sense (now rare); 14th cent. in Middle French in sense 1). Compare Spanish edilidad (1385 as †edilidat), Italian edilità (first half of the 14th cent.). 1. = aedileship n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > Roman magistrates and officials > [noun] > aedile > position of aedility1534 aedileship1541 1534 R. Whittington tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Tullyes Offyces ii. sig. N.4 A lytle after Lucius Crassus occupyed the roume of the edylite [L. aedilitate]. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 480 Lucius Scilla, in the office of his ædilitie, or ouersight of the Temple. 1749 tr. J. B. L. Crevier Rollin's Rom. Hist. XIV. xlvii. 277 Are you all on a sudden grown rich enough to stand for the Edility? 1826 J. Elmes Gen. Dict. Fine Arts at Trophy Cæsar, during his aedility, restored them. 1971 Historia 20 464 Augustus' consciousness of this..policy as fundamental to his power is evidenced by his introducing of Marcellus as the future successor in permitting the boy to preside the sumptuous spectacles of 25 B.C.,..and by honouring him..with the..edility. 1995 R. C. Byrd Senate of Rom. Republic iii. 31 The aedility became a stepping stone politically. 2. The superintendence of public works; municipal management. Now rare. ΚΠ 1858 H. Horeau New Purifying Sewers for Thames 8 If I have ventured these few ideas, it is that in matters of edility all considerations are bound up together; for London, and especially the City, is of all places in the world the least improving. 1862 Daily News 28 July 5/2 What excuse can the Paris edility make for the broad fact that..there shall be no means of riding..a hundred yards in Paris for less than 1s. 4d.? 1882 G. A. Sala Amer. Revisited I. xiv. 205 The ordinances..touching the cleaning of the streets seem in particular to have slipped the recollection of those entrusted with the duty of looking after the ‘aedility’ of the Empire City. 1906 Times 17 Sept. 4/3 If one is interested in municipal organization, let him study the institutions and edility of Zürich—its boulevards, quays, electric tramlines, its water-supply, its public gardens, its lighting, its railways, and its post-office. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1534
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