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Pardoner

Pardoner meaning

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

Example sentences (2)

The Monk and the Prioress, on the other hand, while not as corrupt as the Summoner or Pardoner, fall far short of the ideal for their orders.

While the rest of the pilgrims disperse throughout the town, the Pardoner seeks the affections of Kate the barmaid, but faces problems dealing with the man in her life and the innkeeper Harry Bailey.