Aedileship
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The office of an aedile. historical
- 2 The period or duration of this office. historical
"Two brothers of this name were, as we have seen, the authors of the law which threw open the offices of augur and pontifex to the commons, and afterwards in their aedileship they ornamented the city with several works of art"
Example
More examples"Two brothers of this name were, as we have seen, the authors of the law which threw open the offices of augur and pontifex to the commons, and afterwards in their aedileship they ornamented the city with several works of art"
Etymology
From aedile + -ship.
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