PONTIFICAL


Meaning of PONTIFICAL in English

/ 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.

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