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pænal

pænal is the obsolete spelling of penal.

Meaning of penal

Adjective

penal (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to punishment.
    • penal servitude
    Synonyms:
    penary, penitentiary
  2. Subject to punishment; punishable.
    • a penal offence
  3. Serving as a place of punishment.
    • a penal colony
  4. Exorbitant.
    • a penal rate of interest

Origin of pænal

By hypercorrection of penal

Questions about pænal

What is pænal the obsolete spelling of?
Pænal is the obsolete spelling of penal.

Words near pænal in the dictionary

  1. pædophiles
  2. pædophilia
  3. pædophiliac
  4. pædophiliacs
  5. pædophilic
  6. pænal
  7. pæninsula
  8. pænitence
  9. pænitent
  10. pænultimate
  11. pænumbra

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pænal (page history and authors); penal (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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