INDULT


Meaning of INDULT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈin-ˌdəlt, in-ˈ ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from Medieval Latin indultum, from Late Latin, grant, from Latin, neuter of indultus, past participle of indulgēre

Date: 15th century

: a special often temporary dispensation granted in the Roman Catholic Church

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