pardoner
Americannoun
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a person who pardons.
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(during the Middle Ages) an ecclesiastical official authorized to sell indulgences.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of pardoner
Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at pardon, -er 1
Vocabulary lists containing pardoner
Medieval Europe - Middle School
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Medieval Europe - High School
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Example Sentences
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Dear prison'd soul bear up a space, For soon or late the certain grace; To set thee free and bear thee home, The heavenly pardoner death shall come.
From Leaves of Grass by Whitman, Walt
There was a pardoner, a man who sold pardons to those who had done wrong, and a sumpnour or summoner, who was so ugly and vile that children were afraid of him.
From English Literature for Boys and Girls by Marshall, H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth)
The Pardonere.—Nor is his picture of the pardoner, or vender of indulgences, more flattering.
From English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction by Coppee, Henry
I stopped a fat pardoner riding apace for Holywood.
From The Black Arrow by Stevenson, Robert Louis
At that point my master, the pardoner, picked up a spear that was lying against the door of the room where they were playing.
From The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes; his fortunes and misfortunes as told by himself by Rudder, Robert S.
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