ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. (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.

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Related dictionary entries include pardonee, justifier, remitter, excuser, forgiver, probator.

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