See Also: pontiff(medicine)
pontiff(dictionary)
pontiff(dictionary)

pontiff (iou)



pontiff noun. Also Pontiff. L16.
[French pontife from Latin PONTIFEX.]
gen. A chief priest. L16.
= PONTIFEX 1. E17.
Orig. (Hist.), a bishop of the early Christian Church. Now spec. (more fully sovereign pontiff, supreme pontiff) the Pope. L17.