ÆDITUUS, in Roman Antiquity, an officer belonging to the temple, who had the charge of the offerings, treasure, and sacred utensils. The female deities had a female officer of this kind called Æditua.
ÆGADES or ÆGATES, islands off the western coast of Sicily, between Trapani and Marsala, consisting of Maritimo, Levanso, and Favignana, which were of some note during the first Punick war.