The action of forgiving; pardon of a fault, remission of a debt, etc. †In Old English also: Indulgent permission.

= forgiveness, n.

Forgiveness or pardon of sins or other offences. Cf. sense 2a.

Pardon or forgiveness; a request for this; the gesture of kneeling or prostrating oneself as an indication of penitence and desire for pardon.

Mercy, clemency; pardon, forgiveness. Now archaic.

Forgiveness.

The action of excuse, v. in various senses; also, an instance of this; a plea or ground of excuse.

gen. Forgiveness of offences; pardon; an instance of this.

gen. The passing over of an offence without punishment; the overlooking or forgiveness of an offence or error and the treatment of the offender as…

A gesture of kneeling or prostrating oneself as an indication of penitence or a desire for pardon. Chiefly in to take one's veyne. Cf. veny, n.1

Pardon, forgiveness; a pardon.

Forgiveness, pardon.

Chiefly Scottish. Remission, pardon; (also) a pardon. Obsolete.

Intentional overlooking of an offence, esp. a political one; amnesty, pardon. Chiefly (now with capital initial) in the names of parliamentary…

The action of remit, v. (in various senses); (occasionally) an instance of this.

= remission, n. (in various senses). Obsolete. rare.

Remission; pardon; cancellation or reduction of a punishment; an instance of this. Chiefly with of. Now rare.

The pardoning or remission of an offence or fault; the voluntary overlooking of an offence, and treatment of the offender as if it had not been…

The action of excuse, v. The action of looking indulgently upon an offender or an offence; consideration, indulgence, pardon.

= condonation, n.