penitant

English

Adjective

penitant (comparative more penitant, superlative most penitant)

  1. Obsolete spelling of penitent
    • 1810, T. Smollett, The History of England: From the Revolution to the Death of George II, Inskeep and Bradford, page 99:
      The churches were crowded with penitant sinners: the sons of riot and profligacy were overawed into sobriety and decorum.

Noun

penitant (plural penitants)

  1. Obsolete spelling of penitent
    • 1835, Prosper Merimee, An Execution in Spain, volume IX, The New England Magazine, page 412:
      It was preceded by a large crucifix borne by a penitant, escorted by two Acolytes, each one of whom carried a lantern fixed at the end of a long wand.
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