Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pardoner

/ˈpɑɹdənə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: par-don-er
IPA: /ˈpɑɹdənə/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who pardons.

noun

In medieval Catholicism, a person licensed to grant papal pardons or indulgences.

Example Sentences

"[…] old men, cheated by their wives and daughters, pillaged by their sons, and imposed on by their domestics, a braggadocia captain, a knavish pardoner or quaestionary, a country bumpkin and a wanton city dame."
"1917, Catholic Encyclopedia, "Collections" http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04104b.htm These grants of Indulgence were often entrusted to preachers of note ("Pardoners") who carried them from town to town, collecting money and using their eloquence to recommend the good work in question and to enhance the spiritual privileges attached to it."

Etymology

From pardon + -er.

Inflected Forms

pardoners (plural)

Synonyms

forgiver excuser

Questions

How do you pronounce pardoner?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑɹdənə/.
What does pardoner mean?: One who pardons.
Where does pardoner come from?: From pardon + -er.

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