Pardoner

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pardoner \Par"don*er\, n.
     1. One who pardons. --Shak.
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     2. A seller of indulgences. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pardoner
       n 1: a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or
            offense [syn: {forgiver}, {excuser}]
       2: a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling
          papal indulgences