Pardoner
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɑɹdənə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pardoner is a noun meaning One who pardons.
Meaning
One who pardons.
More Meanings
- (historical) In medieval Catholicism, a person licensed to grant papal pardons or indulgences.
Example Sentences
[…] old men, cheated by their wives and daughters, pillaged by their sons, and imposed on by their domestics, a braggadocia captain, a knavish pardoner or quaestionary, a country bumpkin and a wanton city dame.
Word Forms
- pardoners
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pardonee, justifier, remitter, excuser, forgiver, probator.
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