Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pardoner"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pardoner \Par"don*er\, n.
1. One who pardons. --Shak.
2. A seller of indulgences. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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
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