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penitentiary

noun(pen-i-ten-tia-ry)

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

penitentiary

noun(pen-i-ten-tia-ry)

a cardinal presiding over a tribunal of the Roman curia concerned with dispensations and indulgences

penitentiary

noun(pen-i-ten-tia-ry)

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.

penitentiary

adjective(pen-i-ten-tia-ry)

penitential

penitentiary

adjective(pen-i-ten-tia-ry)

of, relating to, or incurring confinement in a penitentiary

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