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penitencers

penitencers is the plural of penitencer.

Meaning of penitencer

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

Questions about penitencers

What is penitencers the plural of?
Penitencers is the plural of penitencer.

Words near penitencers in the dictionary

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

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