pénitencier

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pénitence +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /pe.ni.tɑ̃.sje/
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Noun[edit]

pénitencier m (plural pénitenciers)

penitentiary, prison
(Roman Catholicism) a priest who administers the sacrament of absolution

Further reading[edit]

“pénitencier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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