Pontifex

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pontifex \Pon"ti*fex\, n.; pl. {Pontifices}. [L.]
     A high priest; a pontiff.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  pontifex
       n : a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome
       [also: {pontifices} (pl)]