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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
pontiff
 
SYLLABICATION:pon·tiff
PRONUNCIATION:  pntf
NOUN:1a. The pope. b. A bishop. 2. A pontifex.
ETYMOLOGY:French pontife, from Old French pontif, from Latin pontifex, pontifex. See pent- in Appendix I.
 
 
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