| Penitentiary (penitentiary) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| Pen`i*ten"tia*ry |
| [Cf. F.
pénitentiaire.] |
Relating to
penance, or to the rules and measures of penance.
Expressive of penitence; as, a
penitentiary letter.
Used for punishment, discipline, and
reformation.
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| Penitentiary (penitentiary) |
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| n. | |
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| Pen`i*ten"tia*ry |
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One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.
One who does penance.
A small building in a monastery where
penitents confessed.
That part of a church to which penitents
were admitted.
An
office of the papal court which examines cases of conscience,
confession, absolution from vows, etc., and delivers decisions,
dispensations, etc. Its chief is a cardinal, called the Grand
Penitentiary, appointed by the pope.
A house of correction, in which offenders
are confined for punishment, discipline, and reformation, and in which
they are generally compelled to labor.
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