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Pi·late (pī′lət)

Pilate, Pontius (pun′c̸həs, -s̸həs; pän′-; pän′tē əs) 1st cent. ; Rom. procurator of Judea, Samaria, & Idumaea (26?-36?) who condemned Jesus to be crucified

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