Penitenser

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Penitencer \Pen"i*ten*cer\, n. [F. p['e]nitencier.]
     A priest who heard confession and enjoined penance in
     extraordinary cases. [Written also {penitenser}.] [Obs.]
     --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]