| 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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