perdonanza

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French pardonance, derived from pardoner (“to forgive”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /per.doˈnan.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -antsa
  • Hyphenation: per‧do‧nàn‧za

Noun

perdonanza f (plural perdonanze)

  1. (archaic) forgiveness
  2. (literary) forgiveness
    chiedere perdonanza ― to apologize (literally, “to ask for forgiveness”)
  3. (historical) indulgence (remission of sins)

Further reading
  • perdonanza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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