Capable of being pardoned; worthy of pardon.

In a pardonable manner.

plural of pardoner

The quality or state of being pardonable.

plural of pardoning

Synonym of pardonableness

(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.

Abbreviated form of I beg your pardon.

Said before (or after) the use of terms that some people might find inappropriate

(historical) The ancient custom of releasing prisoners in Jerusalem at Passover, described in the Bible but otherwise unknown.