perdonanza
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French pardonance, derived from pardoner (“to forgive”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
perdonanza f (plural perdonanze)
- (archaic) forgiveness
- (literary) forgiveness
- chiedere perdonanza ― to apologize (literally, “to ask for forgiveness”)
- (historical) indulgence (remission of sins)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- perdonanza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana