PONT'IF, noun [Latin pontifex; said to be from pons, a bridge, and facio, to make.] A high priest. The Romans had a college of pontifs; the Jews had their pontifs; and in modern times, the pope is called pontif or sovereign pontif
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.