PONTIFEX


Meaning of PONTIFEX in English

[ 'pɒntɪfɛks ]

■ noun ( plural pontifices -'tɪfɪsi:z ) (in ancient Rome) a member of the principal college of priests.

Origin

L., from pons , pont- 'bridge' + -fex from facere 'make'.

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