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pardoner
UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɑːdənə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pär′dn ər)
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026par•don•er
(pär′dn ər),USA pronunciation n.
- a person who pardons.
- Religion(during the Middle Ages) an ecclesiastical official authorized to sell indulgences.
- 1325–75; Middle English; see pardon, -er1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pardoner /ˈpɑːdənə/ n - (before the Reformation) a person licensed to sell ecclesiastical indulgences
par•don /ˈpɑrdən/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
- forgiveness for a wrong done to one:I beg your pardon.
- Law
- Lawa legal release from the punishment for an unlawful act, given by a government official:The president issued him a full and complete pardon.
v. [~ + object]
- (used without a subject as a polite command) to excuse;
forgive:Pardon me for interfering.
- to release (a person) from the penalty for an unlawful act.
interj. - (used with a rise in the voice at the end, when asking another speaker to repeat something):Pardon? I didn't quite catch that.
par•don•a•ble, adj.
par•don•er, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026par•don
(pär′dn),USA pronunciation n.
- kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- Law
- a release from the penalty of an offense;
a remission of penalty, as by a governor.
- the document by which such remission is declared.
- forgiveness of a serious offense or offender.
- [Obs.]a papal indulgence.
v.t. - to make courteous allowance for or to excuse:Pardon me, madam.
- to release (a person) from liability for an offense.
- to remit the penalty of (an offense):The governor will not pardon your crime.
interj. - (used, with rising inflection, as an elliptical form of I beg your pardon, as when asking a speaker to repeat something not clearly heard or understood.)
- Medieval Latin perdōnāre to remit, overlook, literally, to forgive, equivalent. to Latin per- for- (see per-) + dōnāre to give; see donate; Medieval Latin verb, verbal perh. a translation from Gmc
- Old French pardon (noun, nominal) remission, indulgence, noun, nominal derivative of pardoner (verb, verbal)
- Middle English (noun, nominal and verb, verbal) 1250–1300
3. absolution, remission. Pardon, amnesty, reprieve are nouns referring to the cancellation, or delay with the possibility of eventual cancellation, of a punishment or penalty assigned for the violation of a military regulation or a civil law; absolution from guilt is not implied, merely a remission of the penalty. A pardon is granted to an individual, often by the action of a government official such as a governor, president, or monarch, and releases the individual from any punishment due for the infraction of the law, as a death sentence, prison term, or fine:to be released from prison with a full pardon.An amnesty is a pardon granted to a group of persons for past offenses against a government; it often includes an assurance of no future prosecution:to grant amnesty to political prisoners; an amnesty period for delinquent taxpayers during which no penalties are assessed.A reprieve is a delay of impending punishment, especially a death sentence; it does not cancel or remit the punishment, it simply delays it, usually for a specific period of time or until a decision can be arrived at as to the possibility of pardon or reduction of sentence:a last-minute reprieve, allowing the filing of an appeal to the Supreme Court. 6. acquit, clear. See excuse. 7. forgive, absolve, condone, overlook.
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