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Pi⋅late

[pahy-luht]
–noun
Pon⋅tius [pon-shuhs, -tee-uhs] , fl. early 1st century a.d., Roman procurator of Judea a.d. 26–36?: the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ.
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Pi·late   (pī'lət)   
Roman prefect of Judea who ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.
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Pilate 
c.1400 as a term of reproach, from the Roman surname, esp. that of Pontius, a governor of Judaea, from L. Pilatus, lit. "armed with javelins," from pilum "javelin" (see pile (2)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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