Middle English Dictionary Entry
pontificāte n.
Entry Info
| Forms | pontificāte n. |
| Etymology | OF pontificat & L pontificātus. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Tenure of a pope.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)2b/a : In avinioun in..1363, Of þe pontificate [Ch.(2): popedome; L Pontificatus] of sir vrbanus þe 5a., þe first ȝere.