Pilate

Meaning

Proper Noun

Pontius Pilate, the man who, according to the Bible, ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.

Origin

The surname is from Latin Pīlātus ("a Roman cognomen"), from pilum, of unknown ultimate origin.

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