INDULT

Noun

indult (plural indults)

(Catholicism) 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.

Source: Wiktionary


In*dult", In*dul"to, n. Etym: [L. indultum indulgence, favor, fr. indultus, p. p. of indulgere: cf. It. indulto, F. indult. See Indulge.]

1. A privilege or exemption; an indulgence; a dispensation granted by the pope.

2. (Spain)

Definition: A duty levied on all importations.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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