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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

pontifice

pontifice

See also: pontífice

English

Noun

pontifice

  1. Bridgework; structure or edifice of a bridge.
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Latin

Noun

pontifice

  1. ablative singular of pontifex

Etymology

Latin pontificem, accusative singular of pontifex, from the noun pons, pontis, a bridge + facere to make. Compare pontiff.

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