REFORMATORY


Meaning of REFORMATORY in English

I. ri-ˈfȯr-mə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective

Date: 1589

: reformative

II. noun

( plural -ries )

Date: 1834

: a penal institution to which especially young or first offenders are committed for training and reformation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.