office
Pontifex
pontiff
Member of the chief college of Roman priests, before whom adoptions by the curiate law were performed.
Reading notes
- The Annals §1.3 pontificate
Membership of the college of pontiffs, Rome's chief priestly body.
- The Annals §3.29 a pontificate
Membership in the college of pontiffs, the chief priesthood overseeing Roman state religion, a mark of high distinction.