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Showing words for PENITENTIARY using the English dictionary
12 Letter Words for Penitentiary
penitentiary
11 Letter Words for Penitentiary
pertinentia
10 Letter Words for Penitentiary
antipyrine, tripennate, tripinnate
9 Letter Words for Penitentiary
antipyrin, entertain, inpatient, internity, itinerant, itinerate, nitratine, paternity, patienter, penetrant, perennity, pertinate, pertinent, repentant, terentian, trieennia
8 Letter Words for Penitentiary
antetype, antirent, antitype, aperient, apreynte, artinite, entirety, entreaty, epitrite, eternity, inertiae, intereat, internat, internet, intertie, intranet, intreaty, neritina, paintier, patenter, pattener, patterny, penitent, pentrite, petreity, petteria, peyerian, pianette, pyrenean, renitent, repatent, retenant, retinian, retinite, rinneite, tapirine, tenanter, tenantry, tenerity, tetanine, tinetare, tintyper, trentine, triennia, tripenny, triptane, trypiate, yentnite
7 Letter Words for Penitentiary
aniente, anterin, antient, apyrene, arenite, ariette, atrenne, enprint, enripen, enteria, entrain, entrant, entreat, entrept, epinine, epitria, erinite, inanity, inepter, inertia, inneity, intrait, intrant, intrate, intrine, iterant, iterate, nattery, nattier, nettier, niterie, nitrate, nitrite, nittier, painter, paintry, paneity, pannery, pannier, pantine, parenty, partite, patener, patente, patient, pattern, pearten, peatery, peatier, pennate, pentane, pentine, pentite, pentrit, pentyne, perenty, perinea, pernine, pertain, petrean, petrine, pettier, piannet, pierian, pierine, pinnate, piteira, pittine, pyrenin, ratteen, repaint, reptant, taenite, tannery, tarente, tartine, tearpit, teniate, tentier, ternate, terpane, terpine, tertian, tetrane, tineine, tinnery, tinnier, tintier, tintype, trainee, traneen, trannie, trinity, tyranne, tyranni, yperite
6 Letter Words for Penitentiary
annite, anteri, antrin, arette, arpent, attern, attery, attire, eatery, enrapt, entera, entier, entire, entity, entrap, entrep, entria, epeira, epitra, eyepit, eyrant, inaner, innate, intent, intern, intine, intire, intrap, ittria, nanpie, napery, napier, narine, natter, neaten, neater, neiper, nepeta, nerine, nerita, nerite, netter, ninety, nipter, nitent, nitery, nitter, nritta, painty, panini, panner, panter, pantie, pantry, parent, pariet, parine, parity, parten, partie, patent, patine, patrin, pattee, patten, patter, penner, pennet, penney, pennia, pentit, pereia, perine, perite, periti, pernea, pernyi, perten, petary, petate, petite, petrie, petter, pianet, piatti, pinene, pinery, pineta, pinier, pinite, pinnae, pinner, pinnet, pinnie, pinyin, pirate, piraty, pirnie, pirnit, pitier, pitten, pitter, pratey, pratie, pratty, pretan, pretty, prinia, pteria, pterin, pterna, pyrena, pyrene, pyrite, ranine, rapeye, rapine, rapini, rateen, ratine, ratite, ratten, renate, rennet, repeat, repent, repine, retain, retape, retent, retina, retine, retint, retype, tainte, taipei, tanier, tanner, tantie, tapery, tapete, tapeti, tapnet, tarten, teenty, teetan, tenant, tenent, teniae, tenner, tenpin, tenter, tentie, tepary, terpen, terpin, tertia, tertii, tetany, tienta, tiepin, tinean, tinety, tinier, tinner, tinnet, tinnie, tinter, tintie, tipree, titian, titien, trainy, tranny, trayne, treaty, trepan, triene, tripey, trypan, typier, tyrant, tyrian, yarnen, yatter, yenite, yetter, yttria
5 Letter Words for Penitentiary
aerie, aiery, ainee, anent, annet, annie, antre, apert, apery, apiin, apter, arent, arete, arett, arite, arnee, arpen, atren, atrip, atter, attry, ayrie, eaten, eater, enapt, enate, enent, ennia, enpia, enray, entea, enter, entia, entre, entry, entte, erept, etape, ettin, eyren, inane, inapt, inept, inert, ineye, inner, innet, innit, inter, intra, irani, irate, irena, irene, irian, nairy, natty, nenta, neper, nepit, neter, netty, niepa, niner, niter, nitry, nitta, nitty, paine, paint, paire, pairt, panne, paren, parte, parti, party, patee, paten, patin, patte, patty, payee, payen, payer, peare, peart, peaty, peert, peery, peine, penie, penna, penne, penni, penny, penta, perai, perea, perit, perty, petar, peter, petit, petre, petri, petti, petty, piert, pieta, piety, piner, piney, pinna, pinny, pinta, pinte, pirai, pirny, pitta, prate, pratt, praty, preen, prent, preta, prine, print, pyran, raine, rainy, ranee, ranny, ranty, ratti, ratty, rayne, reate, reina, renay, renet, reney, renin, renne, rente, repay, repen, repin, retan, retia, retie, retin, retip, riant, ripen, taint, tairn, tanny, tanti, tapen, taper, tapet, tapir, tapit, tarie, tarin, tarte, tarty, tater, tatie, tatin, tayer, tayir, teaey, teart, teary, teaty, teeny, teety, tenai, tenet, tenia, tenne, tenny, tenty, terai, terap, terna, terne, tetra, tetri, tinea, tinny, tinta, tinty, tipit, titan, titar, titer, tiyin, train, trait, trant, trape, trapt, treat, treen, treey, trina, trine, tripe, tript, tripy, trite, trypa, typer, tyran, yearn, yenta, yente, yipee, yrapt, yrent, ytter
4 Letter Words for Penitentiary
aine, aint, aire, airn, airt, airy, anet, anne, anni, anre, ante, anti, aper, apii, aren, aret, arni, arte, arty, atip, atry, atte, attn, atty, ayen, ayin, ayne, ayre, earn, eine, eira, eire, eiry, entr, epit, erat, eria, erie, erin, erne, etat, eten, etna, eyen, eyer, eyne, eyra, eyre, iare, inia, init, inne, inta, inti, intr, iran, irpe, itai, iter, iyar, nain, nane, nant, nape, nare, nary, natr, neap, near, neat, neep, neer, neet, nein, nene, nepa, nete, neti, nina, nine, nipa, nyet, nypa, pain, pair, pane, pant, pare, pari, part, pate, patt, paty, paye, payt, peai, pean, pear, peat, peen, peer, pene, peni, pent, pere, peri, pern, pert, peta, pete, pian, pien, pier, piet, pina, pine, pint, pirn, pita, pity, prat, pray, pree, pret, prey, prie, prin, pyat, pyet, pyin, pyne, pyre, rain, rait, rane, rann, rant, rape, rapt, rate, rean, reap, reen, reet, rein, reit, renn, rent, reny, rept, rete, rine, ripa, ripe, ript, rita, rite, ritt, ryen, rynt, rype, taen, tain, tait, tane, tape, tare, tari, tarn, tarp, tart, tate, tean, teap, tear, teat, teen, teer, teet, tene, tent, tepa, tepe, tera, tern, terp, tete, tiar, tien, tier, tine, tint, tiny, tipe, tipt, tire, tite, titi, trap, trat, tray, tree, tret, trey, trie, trin, trip, trit, trna, trye, tryp, tryt, tyee, tyer, tyin, tyne, type, tyte, yair, yare, yarn, yate, yati, yean, year, yeat, yeni, yere, yern, yeta, yeti, yett, yipe, yirn, yite
3 Letter Words for Penitentiary
aer, ain, air, ait, ane, ann, ant, any, ape, apr, apt, are, arn, art, ary, ate, atp, att, aye, ayr, ean, ear, eat, een, eer, eir, ene, epa, epi, era, ere, ern, ert, eta, ety, eye, eyn, eyr, inn, int, ipr, ira, ire, ita, nae, nap, nar, nat, nay, nea, nee, nei, nep, net, nie, nip, nit, nne, nye, pan, par, pat, pay, pea, pee, pen, per, pet, pia, pie, pin, pir, pit, pre, prn, pry, pta, pte, ptt, pty, pya, pye, pyr, rai, ran, rap, rat, ray, rea, ree, rei, rep, ria, rie, rin, rip, rit, rna, rpt, rte, rti, rya, rye, tai, tan, tap, tar, tat, tay, tea, tee, ten, ter, tet, tie, tin, tip, tit, tnt, tpi, tra, tri, trp, trt, try, tty, tye, typ, tyr, tyt, yan, yap, yar, yat, yea, yee, yen, yep, yer, yet, yin, yip
Definitions for Penitentiary
[1] a place for imprisonment, reformatory discipline, or punishment, especially a prison maintained in the U.S. by a state or the federal government for serious offenders.
[2] Roman Catholic Church . a tribunal in the Curia Romana, presided over by a cardinal (grand penitentiary) , having jurisdiction over certain matters, as penance, confession, dispensation, absolution, and impediments, and dealing with questions of conscience reserved for the Holy See.
[3] (of an offense) punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary.
[4] of, relating to, or intended for imprisonment, reformatory discipline, or punishment.
[5] penitential.
[6] (in the US and Canada) a state or federal prison: in Canada, esp a federal prison for offenders convicted of serious crimes Sometimes shortened to: pen
[7] RC Church a cleric appointed to supervise the administration of the sacrament of penance in a particular area a priest who has special faculties to absolve particularly grave sins a cardinal who presides over a tribunal that decides all matters affecting the sacrament of penance this tribunal itself
[8] another word for penitential (def. 1)
[9] US and Canadian (of an offence) punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary
Words related to Penitentiary
lockup, prison, cooler, inside, joint, pen, college, can, stockade, reformatory, campus, slammer
Words nearby Penitentiary
penitence, penitent, penitente, penitential, penitential psalm, penitentiary, penitis, penki, penknife, penlight, penman
Origin of Penitentiary
1375–1425; late Middle English penitenciarie priest who administers penance, prison < Medieval Latin pēnitēntiārius of penance. See penitence, -ary
Word origin for Penitentiary
C15 (meaning also: an officer dealing with penances): from Medieval Latin poenitēntiārius, from Latin paenitēns penitent
Synonyms for Penitentiary
lockup, prison, campus, can, college, cooler, inside, joint, pen, reformatory, slammer, stockade, big house, correctional institution, penal institution