pent

¹

[ pent ]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of pen ².

adjective

1. shut in; confined.

pent

²

[ pent ]

noun

1. penthouse ( def 4 ).

Pent.

³

abbreviation for

1. Pentecost.

pent

/ pɛnt /

verb

1. a past tense and past participle of pen 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of pent¹

First recorded in 1535–45; late Middle English pente, pent, past participle of obsolete pend, variant of pennen “to enclose, confine”; pen ²

Origin of pent²

By shortening

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