ˈinˌdəlt, ə̇nˈd- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from Medieval Latin indultum, from Late Latin, grant, privilege, from Latin, neuter of indultus, past participle of indulgēre to grant as a favor — more at indulge
: a special privilege granted by ecclesiastical authority for a definite or indefinite period of time ; specifically indults plural : general faculties granted in the Roman Catholic Church by the pope to bishops and others to act in cases not otherwise permitted