PENITENTIARY
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/
17
Scrabble
19
WWF
P(3) E(1) N(1) I(1) T(1) E(1) N(1) T(1) I(1) A(1) R(1) Y(4)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/
noun
- A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (broadly) a prison.
- A priest in the Roman Catholic Church who administers the sacrament of penance.
- One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.
- One who does penance.
- A small building in a monastery, or a part of a church, where penitents confessed.
adjective
- Of or relating to penance; penitential.
- Of or relating to the punishment of criminals.
Source: Wiktionary
