What is a friar authorized to receive confessions and grant absolution in all places, independently of the local clergy. [Obs.] Chaucer called?
licentiate — A friar authorized to receive confessions and grant absolution in all places, independently of the local clergy. [Obs.] Chaucer. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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