n. a medieval cleric who would sell pardons and indulgences
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who pardons.
n. A seller of indulgences.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who pardons or forgives; one who absolves an offender from punishment or blame.
n. One who is licensed to sell papal indulgences or pardons.
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n. a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences
n. a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
Word Usage
"This meager use of the pardon power isn't only a shirking of an important presidential duty, as former Maryland governor and prolific pardoner Robert Ehrlich argued in a recent Baltimore Sun editorial; it also makes no sense."