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pontifex

noun pon·ti·fex \ ˈpän-tə-ˌfeks \

Definition of pontifex

plural pontifices play \pän-ˈti-fə-ˌsēz\
: a member of the council of priests in ancient Rome

Origin and Etymology of pontifex

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

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