n. [ L. aedilis, fr. aedes temple, public building. Cf. Edify. ] A magistrate in ancient Rome, who had the superintendence of public buildings, highways, shows, etc.; hence, a municipal officer. [ 1913 Webster ]

AEdileship

n. The office of an ædile. T. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

Edile

n. [ L. aedilis: cf. F. édile. Cf. ædile. ] (Rom. Antiq.) See ædile. [ 1913 Webster ]

Edileship

n. The office of ædile. T. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

Predilect

v. t. To elect or choose beforehand. [ R. ] Walter Harte. [ 1913 Webster ]

Predilection

n. [ Pref. pre- + L. dilectus, p. p. diligere to prefer: cf. F. prédilection. See Diligent. ] A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of something; predisposition to choose or like; partiality. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Remediless

a. 1. Not admitting of a remedy; incapable of being restored or corrected; incurable; irreparable; as, a remediless mistake or loss. “Chains remedilesse.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hopeless are all my evils, all remediless. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not answering as a remedy; ineffectual. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Forced to forego the attempt remediless. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Incurable; cureless; irremediable; irrecoverable; irretrievable; irreparable; desperate. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Re*med"i*less, adv. [Obs.] Udall. -- Re*med"i*less*ly, adv. -- Re*med"i*less*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

predilection

(n) a predisposition in favor of something, Syn. preference, orientation, Example:a predilection for expensive cars; his sexual preferences; showed a Marxist orientation

preference

(n) a strong liking, Syn. predilection, taste, penchant, Example:my own preference is for good literature; the Irish have a penchant for blarney

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性的嗜好

[せいてきしこう, seitekishikou] (n) sexual preference; sexual predilection

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Vorliebe { f }

predilection

unheilbar { adj }

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