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pontiff definition

pon·tiff (pän′tif)

noun

  1. pontifex
    1. a bishop
    2. the pope
      in full Supreme Pontiff
  3. a high priest

Etymology: Fr pontife < LL(Ec) pontifex (gen. pontificis), bishop < L, high priest, orig. ? bridge maker, path finder < pons (gen. pontis), bridge (see pons) + facere, to make, do

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