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pardoner

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par⋅don⋅er

  [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; ME; see pardon, -er 1
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par·don·er   (pär'dn-ər)   
n.  

  1. One that pardons: a pardoner of the sins of others.

  2. A medieval ecclesiastic authorized to raise money for religious works by granting papal indulgences to contributors.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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