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penitancer (c.1334)
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penitancer (c.1334)

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penitancier,  penitauncer  
  FEW:  poenitere 9,120a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  penitencier 1 10,312c TL: penitencier 2 7,654 DEAF:  penitence (penitencier 2)  DMF:  pénitencier 1  TLF:  pénitencier 1  OED:  penitencer n.  MED:  penitencere n.  DMLBS:  paenitentiarius 2078c

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eccl.occupationliturgicalpenitencer, priest appointed to hear confession, administer penance and give absolution: 
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Cist Gregoire, par son penitauncer frere Reymond del ordre des freres prechours [...] fist compiler les cinc livres de decretrals  TREVET Cron1 329.28
( s.xiv2/3; MS: s.xivex )  Nicholas, l'evesqe de Tuscane, cardinal et penitancier de la court de Rome, vint en Engleterre  Brut Prose (1332) 5068

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See also:

peine1  peiner1  peinous  peinousement  peinur1  pena  penable  penablement  penal  penalté  penance  penancerie  penant  penible  peniblement  penibleté  penif  penil3  penissement  penitance  penitenciel 
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