The meaning of Penitentiaries
Penitentiaries – definition
nounA prison for people convicted of serious crimes.
Usage examples:
Only about 20 of the more than 1,000 prisoners at the federal penitentiary have been convicted of c…noun(in the roman catholic church) a priest appointed to administer penance.
nounA prison
Usage examples:
A federal/state penitentiary
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Word origin
late Middle English (as a term in ecclesiastical law): from medieval Latin paenitentiarius, from Latin paenitentia ‘repentance’. The North American usage dates from the early 19th century.
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