pardoner

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/ˈpɑɹdənə/ English

Definitions

noun

One who pardons.
In medieval Catholicism, a person licensed to grant papal pardons or indulgences.

Related words

Synonyms

pardonee justifier remitter excuser forgiver probator palliator permitter pardonmonger exonerator propitiator indulgencer exculpator atoner justificator expiator

Associated

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Rhymes

gardener landscape gardener hardener garden her hard inner harden her pardon her

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