/ˈpiːnəl/
OriginFrom Old French peinal, from Medieval Latin penalis, from Latin poenalis, from poena (“punishment”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “punishment”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.
- not-comparableOf or relating to punishment.
- not-comparableSubject to punishment; punishable.
- not-comparableServing as a place of punishment.
- not-comparableExorbitant.
“a penal rate of interest”
Formspænal(alternative) · pænall(alternative) · penall(alternative) · pœnal(alternative) · pœnall(alternative)