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penitencer

penitencer noun: a priest who heard confession and enjoined penance in extraordinary cases.

Noun

penitencer (plural penitencers)

  1. (obsolete) A priest who heard confession and enjoined penance in extraordinary cases.
    • I say not that if thou be assigned to thy penitencer for certain sin, that thou art bound to shew him all the remnant of thy sins...1875, Clarke, Charles Cowden, The Canterbury tales of Chaucer, with notes by T. Tyrwhitt, Cassell Petter & Galpin, page 288

Forms of penitencer

pluralpenitencers
alternative formpenitenser

Origin of penitencer

French pénitencier.

Questions about penitencer

What does penitencer mean?
Penitencer means a priest who heard confession and enjoined penance in extraordinary cases.
What part of speech is penitencer?
Penitencer is a noun.
What is the plural of penitencer?
The plural of penitencer is penitencers.

Words near penitencer in the dictionary

  1. penistons
  2. penisy
  3. penitant
  4. penitants
  5. penitence
  6. penitencer
  7. penitencers
  8. penitences
  9. penitencies
  10. penitency
  11. penitent

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