Pontiff Definition

pŏntĭf
noun
Webster's New World
The pope.
Webster's New World
A bishop.
Webster's New World
A pontifex.
American Heritage
A high priest.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Pontiff

Noun

Singular:
pontiff
Plural:
pontiffs

Origin of Pontiff

  • French pontife from Old French pontif from Latin pontifex pontifex pent- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French pontife, from Latin pontifex.

    From Wiktionary

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