(idiomatic) Sorry; said as an apology. / (idiomatic) Polite expression used to soften a contradiction. / (idiomatic, Canada, US) Polite expression to ask someone to repeat an utterance.

simple past tense and past participle of pardon

Forgiven for wrongdoing.

One who pardons. / (historical) In medieval Catholicism, a person licensed to grant papal pardons or indulgences.

Capable of being pardoned; worthy of pardon.

In a pardonable manner.

plural of pardoner

Any of the Australian birds of the family Pardalotidae, which feed on lerps.

plural of pardalote

(informal, dialect, chiefly US, chiefly as a term of address) A friend or companion. / (informal, dialect, chiefly US, chiefly as a term of address) A partner.