ALL meanings of grand penitentiary
grand pen·i·ten·tia·ry
G g - noun grand penitentiary See under penitentiary (def 3). 1
- noun plural grand penitentiary 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. 1
- noun plural grand penitentiary 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. 1
- adjective grand penitentiary (of an offense) punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary. 1
- adjective grand penitentiary of, relating to, or intended for imprisonment, reformatory discipline, or punishment. 1
- adjective grand penitentiary penitential. 1