indult

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A permission or privilege granted by the church authority that excepts an individual from what is otherwise a norm of church law, such as a release from monastic vows.

Similar words

indulto indulgence dispensation partial indulgence immunity absolution excardination exemption acceptilation exclaustration

Often followed by

of to is was from for or granted and

Word family

indults