n.
Pronunciation: ' pän-t ə f
Function: noun
Etymology: French pontif, from Latin pontific-, pontifex
Date: 1626
1 : PONTIFEX
2 : BISHOP specifically often capitalized : POPE 1
PONTIFF
Meaning of PONTIFF in English
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012