Indult Definition

ĭn-dŭlt
noun
A privilege or special permission granted by the pope to bishops and others to do something otherwise prohibited by the general law of the Church.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Indult

Noun

Singular:
indult
Plural:
indults

Origin of Indult

  • Middle English from Medieval Latin indultum from Late Latin concession, gift from Latin indultum neuter past participle of indulgēre to be kind

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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