pon|tiff

pon|tiff
pon|tiff «PON tihf», noun.
1. = pope. (Cf.pope)
2. a bishop.
3. a chief priest or high priest.
4. a member of the principal college of priests in ancient Rome; pontifex.
[< Middle French pontife, learned borrowing from Latin pontifex. See etym. of doublet pontifex. (Cf.pontifex)]

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