pardoner

par·don·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pahr-dn-er]
- /ˈpɑr dn ər/
- /ˈpɑː.də.nə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pahr-dn-er]
- /ˈpɑr dn ər/

Definitions of pardoner word

noun pardoner a person who pardons. 1
noun pardoner (during the Middle Ages) an ecclesiastical official authorized to sell indulgences. 1
noun pardoner (before the Reformation) a person licensed to sell ecclesiastical indulgences 0
noun pardoner a medieval preacher who collected money offerings (as for building a church) to which indulgences were attached 0
noun pardoner a person who pardons 0

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Origin of pardoner

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1325-75; See origin at pardon, -er1

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Parts of speech for Pardoner

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pardoner

pardoner popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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