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Webster 1913 Edition

Pontifice

Pon′ti-fice

,
Noun.
[L.
pons
,
pontis
, a bridge +
facere
to make. Cf.
Pontiff
.]
Bridgework; structure or edifice of a bridge.
[R.]
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pontifice

PONT'IFICE

,
Noun.
Bridge-work; structure or edifice of a bridge. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

pontífice

pontífice

See also: pontifice

Portuguese

Noun

pontífice m (plural pontífices)

  1. pontiff (the Pope)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pontifex, pontificis.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /po̞nˈtifiθe̞/
  • (Others) IPA(key): /po̞nˈtifise̞/

Noun

pontífice m ‎(plural pontífices)

  1. pontiff
  2. pontifex

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