/ pɒnˈtɪfɪkl; NAmE pɑːn-/ adjective
( formal ) connected with a pope
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin pontificalis , from pontifex , from pons , pont- bridge + -fex from facere make.
/ pɒnˈtɪfɪkl; NAmE pɑːn-/ adjective
( formal ) connected with a pope
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin pontificalis , from pontifex , from pons , pont- bridge + -fex from facere make.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005