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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pontiff /ˈpɒntɪf/ (also sovereign or supreme pontiff)

▶noun the Pope.

– origin C17 (earlier (ME) as pontifical): from Fr. pontife, from L. pontifex (see pontifex).

'pontiff' also found in these Oxford entries:

supreme pontiff

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