a. [ Cf. F. pardonnable. ] Admitting of pardon; not requiring the excution of penalty; venial; excusable; -- applied to the offense or to the offender; as, a pardonable fault, or culprit. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being pardonable; as, the pardonableness of sin. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]