pardoners
- plural of pardoner.
Example Sentences
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In pursuit of spiritual purity, but largely unable to resist the occasional temptation, the desperate populace turned to "pardoners" to cleanse them of their sins.
From The Guardian • Sep. 19, 2014
Records held by the Corporation of the City of London dating back to the 15th century reveal several cases of "lying pardoners" being put in the stocks.
From The Guardian • Sep. 19, 2014
Below is a rundown of what America’s most notable pardoners have said—and what they really meant.
From Slate • Jan. 12, 2012
It was just such forlorn human beings whom Abraham Lincoln, the greatest of presidential pardoners, could not resist.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is no allegory, no moral; merely satire on the fraudulent and hypocritical practices of pardoners and friars, together with some horseplay to raise a louder laugh.
From The Growth of English Drama by Wynne, Arnold
