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- Latin · derived frompontificem
- English todaypontifice
From Latin pontificem, accusative singular of pontifex, from the noun pons, pontis (“a bridge”) + facere (“to make”). Compare pontiff.
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pontifice
Today it means: Bridgework; structure or edifice of a bridge. Full definition →
Latin pontificem