pardoner

American  

[pahr-dn-er] / ˈpɑr dn ər /

noun

1. a person who pardons.

2. (during the Middle Ages) an ecclesiastical official authorized to sell indulgences.

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pardoner British  

/ ˈpɑːdənə /

noun

1. (before the Reformation) a person licensed to sell ecclesiastical indulgences

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Etymology

Origin of pardoner

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; pardon, -er ¹

Example Sentences

"Ha, ha!" cried the pardoner, shaking a jewelled forefinger.

From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

"He hugs it to him as the devil hugged the pardoner."

From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

In fact, time now begins to race past: four months with the pardoner, four years with the chaplain.

From The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes; his fortunes and misfortunes as told by himself by Rudder, Robert S.

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

And the story of the constable and the pardoner is to be found in the fourth novel of Il novellino by Masuccio Salernitano, and may also be a folktale.

From The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes; his fortunes and misfortunes as told by himself by Rudder, Robert S.