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- English Word Penitentiary Definition That part of a church to which penitents were admitted.
- English Word Penitentiary Definition 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.
- English Word Penitentiary Definition An officer in some dioceses since A. D. 1215, vested with power from the bishop to absolve in cases reserved to him.
- English Word Penitentiary Definition A house of correction, in which offenders are confined for punishment, discipline, and reformation, and in which they are generally compelled to labor.
- English Word Penitentiaryship Definition The office or condition of a penitentiary of the papal court.
- English Word Penitently Definition In a penitent manner.
- English Word Penk Definition A minnow. See Pink, n., 4.
- English Word Penknife Definition A small pocketknife; formerly, a knife used for making and mending quill pens.
- English Word Penknives Definition of Penknife
- English Word Penman Definition One who uses the pen; a writer; esp., one skilled in the use of the pen; a calligrapher; a writing master.
- English Word Penman Definition An author; a composer.
- English Word Penmanship Definition The use of the pen in writing; the art of writing; style or manner of writing; chirography; as, good or bad penmanship.
- English Word Penmen Definition of Penman
- English Word Penna Definition A perfect, or normal, feather.
- English Word Pennaceous Definition Like or pertaining to a normal feather.
- English Word Pennach Definition A bunch of feathers; a plume.
- English Word Pennached Definition Variegated; striped.
- English Word Pennae Definition of Penna
- English Word Pennage Definition Feathery covering; plumage.
- English Word Pennant Definition 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.