† pontiˈficially,adv.Obs. [f.prec. + -ly2.] = pontifically. 1599Sandys Europæ Spec. (1632) 188 The Pope himselfe, seated royally and pontificially in the midst.1681Lond.Gaz.No. 1667/2 To assist at the Mass of the Holy Ghost, which was said Pontificially by the Archbishop of Paris.