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pontifice

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

noun

  1. archaic Bridgework; structure or edifice of a bridge. With joy / And tidings fraught, to Hell he now return'd, / And at the brink of Chaos, neer the foot / Of this new wondrous Pontifice, unhop't / Met who to meet him came, his Ofspring dear.
  2. obsolete pontiff

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"pontifice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pontifice. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pontifice. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pontifice

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"pontifice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pontifice.

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@misc{pontifice_2026,
  title = {pontifice},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pontifice},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}