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penanced

penanced is the simple past and past participle of penance.

Meaning of penance

Verb

penance (third-person singular simple present penances, present participle penancing, simple past and past participle penanced)

  1. To impose penance; to punish.
    • She seem'd, at once, some penanced lady elf, / Some demon mistress, or the demon's self.1819, John Keats, “Lamia”, in Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], published 1820, →OCLC, part I, page 6

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Questions about penanced

What is penanced the simple past and past participle of?
Penanced is the simple past and past participle of penance.

Words near penanced in the dictionary

  1. penam
  2. Penama
  3. penamecillin
  4. penams
  5. penance
  6. penanced
  7. penanceless
  8. penances
  9. penancing
  10. Penang
  11. Penang laksa

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