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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   penitentiary

   • IPA[ˌpenəˈten(t)SH(ə)rē]

   美式

   • n.
     a prison for people convicted of serious crimes.；(in the Roman Catholic Church) a priest charged with certain aspects of the administration of the sacrament of penance.

   • noun: penitentiary, plural noun: penitentiaries

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. North American a prison for people convicted of serious crimes.
   • 2. (in the Roman Catholic Church) a priest charged with certain aspects of the administration of the sacrament of penance.
   • ▪ an office in the papal court forming a tribunal for deciding on questions relating to penance, dispensations, and absolution.