(a penalty resembling an act of penance in compensating for an offense)
1penance — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin poenitentia penitence Date: 14th century 1. an act of self abasement, mortification, or devotion performed to show sorrow or repentance for sin 2. a sacramental rite that… …
2United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
3France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
