- 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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