penitentiary

1. Of or for the purpose of penance; penitential.

2. Relating to or used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers.

3. Resulting in or punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary: a penitentiary offense.

4. Of, relating to, or incurring confinement in a penitentiary.

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1. A prison for those convicted of major crimes.

2. Roman Catholic Church A priest whose special function is the administration of the sacrament of penance in a particular church or diocese.

3. Roman Catholic Church A tribunal of the Roman Curia having jurisdiction in matters relating to penance, dispensations, and papal absolutions.

4. An officer in some Roman Catholic dioceses vested with power from the bishop to deal with cases of a nature normally handled only by the bishop.

5. A cardinal presiding over a tribunal of the Roman curia concerned with dispensations and indulgences.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
penitentiary	17	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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at	2
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4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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triennia	8
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9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
entertain	9
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itinerate	9
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pertinent	11
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10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
antipyrine	15
tripinnate	12

12 Letters	Scrabble® Points
penitentiary	17