pentice

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noun

An extension of a building's roof and the protected area beneath.

Similar
appenticepent
OriginMiddle English pentis ← Anglo-Norman pentiz ← Old French apentis →
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Meanings

nounpentice (plural pentices)

plural pentices

  1. An extension of a building's roof and the protected area beneath.

    Synonyms: appentice, pent

  2. A covered walkway.
  3. businessAn unexcavated portion of a shaftway, intended to afford protection from falling debris to workers at the bottom of the shaft during certain stages of mining.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn extension of a building's roof and the protected area beneath.

Similar
appenticepent

Origin

  1. Latinappendo“to hang”
  2. Medieval Latinappendicium
  3. Old Frenchapentis“appendage, attached building”
  4. Anglo-Normanpentiz
  5. Middle Englishpentis
  6. Englishpentice

From Middle English pentis, pendize, and other spellings; from Anglo-Norman pentiz, aphetic of Old French apentis (“appendage, attached building”), from Medieval Latin appendicium, from Latin appendo (“to hang”). Doublet of appentice and penthouse.

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Translations

Finnish katos
  • katosextension of a building's roof
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APA

pentice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentice

MLA

“pentice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentice.

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