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penitentiary
noun penitentiaries
- (N Amer)
1. A federal or state prison. Often shortened to pen.
2. A book for guidance in imposing penances.
3. RC Church.
- An office at Rome dealing with cases of penance, dispensations, etc.
- 1. Referring or relating to punishment or penance.
2. Penal or reformatory.
