pontife

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pontifex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ̃.tif/

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Noun

pontife m (plural pontifes)

1. pontiff

Derived terms

• grand pontife
• pontifier

Related terms

• pont
• pontifical
• pontificat

Further reading

• “pontife”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.