"pénitencier" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pe.ni.tɑ̃.sje/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-pénitencier.wav Forms: pénitenciers [plural]
Etymology: From pénitence + -ier. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|pénitence|-ier}} pénitence + -ier Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} pénitencier m (plural pénitenciers)
  1. penitentiary, prison Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pénitencier-fr-noun-AmbCVKEv Categories (other): Prison Disambiguation of Prison: 100 0
  2. (Roman Catholicism) a priest who administers the sacrament of absolution Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pénitencier-fr-noun-OTDjtAuB Categories (other): Roman Catholicism, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ier, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ier: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism

Inflected forms

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