transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpenɪˈtenʃərɪ ]
n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 US a reformatory prison. 2 an office in the papal court deciding questions of penance, dispensations, etc. --adj. 1 of or concerning penance. 2 of or concerning reformatory treatment. 3 US (of an offence) making a culprit liable to a prison sentence. øGrand Penitentiary a cardinal presiding over the penitentiary. [ME f. med.L paenitentiarius (adj. & n.) (as PENITENT)]