pénitencier

== French == === Etymology === From pénitence +‎ -ier. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pe.ni.tɑ̃.sje/ === Noun === pénitencier m (plural pénitenciers) penitentiary, prison (Roman Catholicism) a priest who administers the sacrament of absolution ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: penitenciar === Further reading === “pénitencier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012