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penitentiaryship

penitentiaryship noun: the office or condition of a penitentiary of the papal court.

Noun

penitentiaryship (uncountable)

  1. The office or condition of a penitentiary of the papal court.
    • the penitentiaryship, or the prebend of St. Pancras1691, [Anthony Wood], Athenæ Oxonienses. An Exact History of All the Writers and Bishops who have had Their Education in the Most Ancient and Famous University of Oxford from the Fifteenth Year of...

Origin of penitentiaryship

From penitentiary + -ship.

Questions about penitentiaryship

What does penitentiaryship mean?
Penitentiaryship means the office or condition of a penitentiary of the papal court.
What part of speech is penitentiaryship?
Penitentiaryship is a noun.

Words near penitentiaryship in the dictionary

  1. penitentiality
  2. penitentially
  3. penitentials
  4. penitentiaries
  5. penitentiary
  6. penitentiaryship
  7. penitently
  8. penitents
  9. penitis
  10. penitrem
  11. penitrems

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