pardoner

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pardoner
    n 1: a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or
         offense [syn: {pardoner}, {forgiver}, {excuser}]
    2: a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling
       papal indulgences

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pardoner \Par"don*er\, n.
   1. One who pardons. --Shak.
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   2. A seller of indulgences. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
      [1913 Webster]

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