pardoner, pardonere

[Eng. pardon; 1. Ord. Lang.: One who pardons; one who absolves an offender. "This is his pardon, purchas'd by such sin, For which the pardoner himself is in." Shakesp.: Measure for Measure , iv. 2. 2. Church Hist.: A cleric, usually belonging to a Mendicant order, who was licensed to sell the pope's indulgences. *par-don-le , *per-don-les, a . [Eng. pardon ; -le . That cannot be pardoned or forgiven; unpardonable, inexcusable. päre, *päir, v. t. [Fr. parer = to deck, to trim, from Lat. paro to prepare; Ital. parare; Sp. & Port. parar.] L. Ordinary Language : 1. To cut off the extremities of the surface of; to shave off with a sharp instrument; as, to pare an apple; to pare one's nails. (It is followed by away or off when that which is cut away is the object; as, 2. To cut down or away by little and little; to to pare off the rind of an apple, .) diminish by degrees. "The king began to pare a little the privilege of clergy, ordaining that clerks convict should burned hand."-Bacon: Henry VII. II. Agric .: To shave off the surface of, as of old worn-out gra -land. [PARING, C. II. 1.] päre, 8. [PAIR, 8.] 1. Ord. Lang .: A pair, a couple. 2. Mining: A gang or party of men.