penitentiary
11penitentiary — UK [ˌpenɪˈtenʃərɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms penitentiary : singular penitentiary plural penitentiaries a prison for people who have committed serious crimes a state/federal penitentiary …
12penitentiary — /pen i ten sheuh ree/, n., pl. penitentiaries, adj. n. 1. a place for imprisonment, reformatory discipline, or punishment, esp. a prison maintained in the U.S. by a state or the federal government for serious offenders. 2. Rom. Cath. Ch. a… …
13penitentiary — /pɛnəˈtɛnʃəri / (say penuh tenshuhree) noun (plural penitentiaries) 1. Roman Catholic Church a. a cleric appointed by a bishop to administer the sacrament of penance in cases of a kind which would normally be dealt with by the bishop or by the… …
14penitentiary — n. & adj. n. (pl. ies) 1 US a reformatory prison. 2 an office in the papal court deciding questions of penance, dispensations, etc. adj. 1 of or concerning penance. 2 of or concerning reformatory treatment. 3 US (of an offence) making a culprit… …
15penitentiary — I. noun (plural ries) Etymology: Middle English penitenciary, from Medieval Latin poenitentiarius, from poenitentia Date: 15th century 1. a. an officer in some Roman Catholic dioceses vested with power from the bishop to deal with cases of a… …
16penitentiary — Synonyms and related words: Grand Penitentiary, Holy Father, POW camp, abuna, antipope, archbishop, archdeacon, archpriest, bail, bastille, bishop, bishop coadjutor, black hole, borstal, borstal institution, bridewell, brig, can, canon, cardinal …
17penitentiary — pen|i|ten|tia|ry [ˌpenıˈtenʃəri] n plural penitentiaries AmE a prison used especially in the names of prisons ▪ the North Carolina state penitentiary …
18penitentiary — pen|i|ten|tia|ry [ ,penı tenʃəri ] noun count AMERICAN a prison for people who have committed serious crimes: a state/federal penitentiary …
19penitentiary — [[t]pe̱nɪte̱nʃəri[/t]] penitentiaries N COUNT A penitentiary is a prison. [AM, FORMAL] Syn: jail …
20penitentiary — noun (C) a prison, especially in the US: the North Carolina state penitentiary …
