Penitence
Penitence , noun
[French pénitence, Latin paenitentia. See Penitent, and compare Penance.]
The quality or condition of being penitent; the disposition of a penitent; sorrow for sins or faults; repentance; contrition.
Penitence of his old guilt.
Death is deferred, and penitenance has room
To mitigate, if not reverse, the doom.