English Explanatory Dictionary

pontifice

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Bridgework; structure or edifice of a bridge.
  2. pontiff

Word forms

pontifice

Etymology

From Latin pontificem, accusative singular of pontifex, from the noun pons, pontis (“a bridge”) + facere (“to make”). Compare pontiff.

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