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pardoner
par·don·er
/
ˈpɑr
dn
ər
/
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[
pahr
-dn-er
]
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noun
1.
a person who
pardons
.
2.
(during the Middle Ages) an ecclesiastical official authorized to sell indulgences.
Origin:
1325–75;
Middle English;
see
pardon
,
-er
1
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pardoner
(ˈpɑːd
ə
nə)
—
n
(before the Reformation) a person licensed to sell ecclesiastical indulgences
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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