indult
/ɪnˈdʌlt/
noun
- A special permission or privilege granted by a church authority, especially the Roman Catholic Church, allowing something that is not normally permitted.
- The bishop granted an indult for the parish to hold a special evening mass during the festival.
- The indult permitted the local church to celebrate the feast day on a different date.
- Under a papal indult, the monastery was allowed to use an older form of the liturgy.