pénitent

See also: penitent

French

Adjective

pénitent (feminine pénitente, masculine plural pénitents, feminine plural pénitentes)

1. penitent

Noun

pénitent m (plural pénitents, feminine pénitente)

1. penitent (one who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his or her transgressions)

Further reading

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