pontifex

pon·ti·fex

noun \ˈpän-tə-ˌfeks\

plural pon·tif·i·ces\pän-ˈti-fə-ˌsēz\

Definition of PONTIFEX

: a member of the council of priests in ancient Rome

Origin of PONTIFEX

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

First Known Use: circa 1580

Rhymes with PONTIFEX

belowdecks, biconvex, circumflex, Cornish rex, cross-index, Devon rex, gentle sex, googolplex, haruspex, intersex, Malcolm X, megaplex, Middlesex, multiplex, oral sex, PBX, price index, retroflex, spinifex, subindex, thumb index, unisex