"Penitentiaries" is a word in ENGLISH

bilíbid n national penitentiary. v [B126] be put in Bilibid Prison. pa- v [A; c] be put in Bilibid.

A punlshment, addi-tional to mere imprisonment, sometimes im-posed upon convicts sentenced to a penitentiary. But the labor is not, as …

Formerly called the “Penitentiary at Millbank.” A prison at westminster, for convicts under sentence of transportation, untll the sentence or …

muntinglúpà n Muntinlupa, national penitentiary of the Philip-pines. v [B1256] be sent to Muntinlupa.

An officer in some dioceses since A. D. 1215, vested with power from the bishop to absolve in cases reserved …

Used for punishment, discipline, and reformation.

An office of the papal court which examines cases of conscience, confession, absolution from vows, etc., and delivers decisions, dispensations, …

One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.

That part of a church to which penitents were admitted.

Expressive of penitence; as, a penitentiary letter.

One who does penance.

A small building in a monastery where penitents confessed.

A house of correction, in which offenders are confined for punishment, discipline, and reformation, and in which they are generally …

Relating to penance, or to the rules and measures of penance.

A prison or place of punishment; tbe place of punlshment in which convicts sentenced to confinement and hard labor are …

The office or condition of a penitentiary of the papal court.