单词 | penitentiary |
释义 | penitentiary1 of 2noun pen·i·ten·tia·ry ˌpe-nə-ˈten(t)-sh(ə-)rē plural penitentiaries 1 a : an officer in some Roman Catholic dioceses vested with power from the bishop to deal with cases of a nature normally handled only by the bishop b capitalized : a cardinal presiding over a tribunal of the Roman curia (see curia sense 3) concerned with dispensations (see dispensation sense 2) and indulgences 2 : a public institution in which offenders against the law are confined for detention or punishment specifically : a state or federal prison in the U.S. a federal penitentiary in Virginia penitentiary 2 of 2adjective pen·i·ten·tia·ry ˌpe-nə-ˈten(t)-sh(ə-)rē sense 1 also -ˈten(t)-shē-ˌer-ē 1 : penitential 2 : of, relating to, or incurring confinement in a penitentiary penitentiary nounas in prison a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody a sentence in the state penitentiary for robbery Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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