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单词 penitentiary
释义 penitentiary
n. & adj.
--n (pl. -ies)
  1. US a reformatory prison.
  2. an office in the papal court deciding questions of penance, dispensations, etc.
--adj
  1. of or concerning penance.
  2. of or concerning reformatory treatment.
  3. US (of an offence) making a culprit liable to a prison sentence.
Phrases and idioms
Grand Penitentiary a cardinal presiding over the penitentiary.
Etymology: ME f. med.L paenitentiarius (adj. & n.) (as PENITENT)
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