pennatulidæ

pl. [Lat. pennatul ( a ); fem. pl. adj. suff. -idæ.] 1. Zool .: Sea-pens, Sea-rods; a family of Alcyonaria. They are of free habit, and have a sclerobasic rod-like corallum, sometimes a ociated with scleroeides, Virgularia, Scytalium, Pavonaria, and Anthroptilum. *4. That part of the church to which penitents odermic spicules. Chief genera: Pennatula, Pter were restricted. Canon Penitentiary : Eccles.: In the Roman Church a canon appointed in compliance with a decree of the Council of Trent (se . xxiv., de Reform., ch. viii.), which directs that in every cathedral church, if po ible, a penitentiary should be appointed. He must be forty years of age, master of arts, a doctor, or a licentiate in theology or canon law. His duty is to deal with reserved cases (q. v.), and his attendance in confe ional is considered equivalent to presence in choir. †pěn-i-ten-tiar-ý-ship (ti as sh), s. (English penitentiary ; -ship . The office or post of a penitentiary or confe or.