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Penitentiaries
pl.
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of Penitentiary
Penitentiary
n.
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One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.
Penitentiary
n.
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One who does penance.
Penitentiary
n.
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A small building in a monastery where penitents confessed.
Penitentiary
n.
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That part of a church to which penitents were admitted.
Penitentiary
n.
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An office of the papal court which examines cases of conscience, confession, absolution from vows, etc., and delivers decisions, dispensations, etc. Its chief is a cardinal, called the Grand Penitentiary, appointed by the pope.
Penitentiary
n.
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An officer in some dioceses since A. D. 1215, vested with power from the bishop to absolve in cases reserved to him.
Penitentiary
n.
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A house of correction, in which offenders are confined for punishment, discipline, and reformation, and in which they are generally compelled to labor.
Penitentiaryship
n.
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The office or condition of a penitentiary of the papal court.
Penitently
adv.
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In a penitent manner.
Penk
n.
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A minnow. See Pink, n., 4.
Penknives
pl.
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of Penknife
Penknife
n.
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A small pocketknife; formerly, a knife used for making and mending quill pens.
Penmen
pl.
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of Penman
Penman
n.
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One who uses the pen; a writer; esp., one skilled in the use of the pen; a calligrapher; a writing master.
Penman
n.
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An author; a composer.
Penmanship
n.
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The use of the pen in writing; the art of writing; style or manner of writing; chirography; as, good or bad penmanship.
Pennae
pl.
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of Penna
Penna
n.
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A perfect, or normal, feather.
Pennaceous
a.
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Like or pertaining to a normal feather.
Pennach
n.
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A bunch of feathers; a plume.
Pennached
a.
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Variegated; striped.
Pennage
n.
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Feathery covering; plumage.
Pennant
n.
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A small flag; a pennon. The narrow, / long, pennant (called also whip or coach whip) is a long, narrow piece of bunting, carried at the masthead of a government vessel in commission. The board pennant is an oblong, nearly square flag, carried at the masthead of a commodore's vessel.
Pennant
n.
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A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
Pennate
a.
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Alt. of Pennated
Pennated
a.
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Winged; plume-shaped.
Pennated
a.
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Same as Pinnate.
Pennatulae
pl.
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of Pennatula
Pennatulas
pl.
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of Pennatula