2. A building or edifice. [Obs.] Bullokar.

Ed"i*fi*ca`to*ry (?), a. Tending to edification. Bp. Hall.

Ed"i*fice (?), n. [L. aedificium, fr. aedificare: cf. F. édifice. See Edify.] A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehouse.

Ed`i*fi"cial (?), a. [L. aedificialis.] Pertaining to an edifice; structural.

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