单词 | Pentonville |
释义 | Pentonville/ˈpɛntənˌvɪl![]() noun Australian historical A convict sentenced in Britain to transportation, but required first to serve eighteen months in Pentonville Prison, London (or another reformatory prison) receiving moral and religious instruction and learning a trade, before being sent to Australia on a conditional pardon: the last batch of Pentonvilles included two lawyers and a lieutenant in the army...
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