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Æʹdiles (2 syl.)

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Those who, in ancient Rome, had charge of the public buildings (œdes), such as the temples, theatres, baths, aqueducts, sewers, including roads and streets also.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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