Ĕd'i-fice, n.

(-fĭs), n. [Lat. ædificium, from ædificare; Fr. édifice, Pr. edifici, Sp. & Pg. edificio, It. edifizio. See EDIFY.] A building; a structure; a fabric;— chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large structures. “An edifice too large for him to fill.” Milton.