- nounpenitentiary (noun) · penitentiaries (plural noun)
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHa prison for people convicted of serious crimes.
- (in the Roman Catholic Church) a priest charged with certain aspects of the administration of the sacrament of penance.
- an office in the papal court forming a tribunal for deciding on questions relating to penance, dispensations, and absolution.
Originlate Middle English (as a term in ecclesiastical law): from medieval Latin paenitentiarius, from Latin paenitentia ‘repentance’. The North American usage dates from the early 19th century.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun
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- Penitentiary is a place for imprisonment, reformatory discipline, or punishment123. It is a state or federal prison for convicted felons423. The word penitentiary comes from the Latin word paenitentia, meaning penitence5. In the early 15th century, it referred to a place of punishment for offenses against the church and a priest appointed to administer the sacrament of penance5.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.noun, plural pen·i·ten·tia·ries. a place for imprisonment, reformatory discipline, or punishment, especially a prison maintained in the U.S. by a state or the federal government for serious offenders.www.dictionary.com/browse/penitentiarypenitentiary noun A state or federal prison for convicted felons.www.definitions.net/definition/penitentiary
Meaning of penitentiary in English. penitentiary. noun [ C ] US us. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. / ˌpen.əˈten.ʃ ə r.i / uk. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. / ˌpen.ɪˈten.ʃ ə r.i /. a state or federal prison.
dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/penit…plural penitentiaries : a state or federal prison for the punishment and reformation of convicted felons compare house of correction, house of detention, jail, lockup More from Merriam-Webster on penitentiarywww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penitentiarypenitentiary (n.) early 15c., penitenciarie, "place of punishment for offenses against the church," also "a priest appointed to administer the sacrament of penance," especially in extraordinary cases, from Medieval Latin penitentiaria, from fem. of penitentiarius (adj.) "of penance," from Latin paenitentia "penitence" (see penitence).www.etymonline.com/word/penitentiary Explore further
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