aedile
noun
ae·dile ˈē-ˌdī(-ə)l 
ˈē-dᵊl
: an official in ancient Rome in charge of public works and games, police, and the grain supply
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Ferguson, whose title was aedile, was in charge of the markets and the slaves. 
Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 10 June 2021 But Trump campaigned like a tribune, and Steve Bannon, his former ideologist, was a fitting aedile. Theodore Kupfer, National Review, 22 Aug. 2017
Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 10 June 2021 But Trump campaigned like a tribune, and Steve Bannon, his former ideologist, was a fitting aedile. Theodore Kupfer, National Review, 22 Aug. 2017 Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin aedīlis, from aedēs, aedis "temple, (in plural) abode, house" + -īlis -ile entry 1 — more at edify
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
- burst
- burst (forth)
- burst (in or into)
- burst at the seams
- burst forth
- burst in on
- burst in or into
- burst into
- burst into flames
- burst into tears
- burst on the scene
- burst out
- burst out laughing
- burst someone's bubble
- burst/explode into flames
- bursted
- bursted into
- bursted out
- bursten
- burster
- bursters
- bursting
- bursting (forth)
- bursting (in or into)
- bursting charge