- penitentiarius
- penitentiarii N Mconfessor; penitentiary
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pénitentiaire — [ penitɑ̃sjɛr ] adj. • 1835; « bagne » n. m. 1806; de pénitence ♦ Qui concerne les prisons. Régime, système pénitentiaire (⇒ carcéral) . Colonie, établissement pénitentiaire. ⇒ 2. pénitencier, prison. Administration pénitentiaire. Personnel… … Encyclopédie Universelle
penitentiary — early 15c., place of punishment for offenses against the church, from M.L. penitentiaria, from fem. of penitentiarius (adj.) of penance, from L. paenitentia penitence (see PENITENCE (Cf. penitence)). Meaning house of correction first found 1806… … Etymology dictionary
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