(ˌ)pän.ˌtifəˈkaləd.ē, -ətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle French pontificalité, from pontifical (from Latin pontificalis ) + -ité -ity
1.
a. : the state, office, dignity, or rule of a pontiff
b.
(1) : pope
(2) : papacy
2. : extreme or exaggerated dignity : pompousness
the pontificality of a second-rate diplomat