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Webster 1913 Edition

Penitencer

Pen′i-ten-cer

,

Noun.

[F.

pénitencier

.]

A priest who heard confession and enjoined penance in extraordinary cases.

[Written also

penitenser

.]

[Obs.]

Chaucer.

Definition 2024

penitencer

penitencer

English

Alternative forms

penitenser

Noun

penitencer ‎(plural penitencers)

(obsolete) A priest who heard confession and enjoined penance in extraordinary cases.
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