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pontifex

Noun

pon=ti=fex

WORDNET DICTIONARY

pontifex(n = noun.person) Array - a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome; Array

Derived form verb pontificate₁

pontifex, n. [L.].

A high priest; a pontiff. [1913 Webster]

pontifex, n. (pl. pontifices)
1 = PONTIFF.
2 Rom. Antiq. a member of the principal college of priests in Rome.

Idiom

Pontifex Maximus the head of this.

Etymology

L pontifex -ficis f. pons pontis bridge + -fex f. facere make

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