pontifex noun. ['pɒntɪfɛks] Also Pontifex. Pl. -tifices [-'tɪfɪsi:z]. L16.
[Latin, from pontis, pons bridge + -fex from facere make.]
1. Roman History. A member of the principal college of priests in ancient Rome. L16.
Pontifex Maximus ['maksɪmǝs] [superl. of magnus great] the head of the principal college of priests in ancient Rome.

2. = PONTIFF 3. M17.

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