PONTIFEX


Meaning of PONTIFEX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpän-tə-ˌfeks ]

noun

( plural pon·tif·i·ces pän-ˈti-fə-ˌsēz)

Etymology: Latin pontific-, pontifex, from pont-, pons bridge + facere to make — more at find , do

Date: circa 1580

: a member of the council of priests in ancient Rome

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