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Misericorde

Mis′er-i-corde′

,
Noun.
[F.
miséricorde
. See
Misericordia
.]
1.
Compassion; pity; mercy.
[Obs.]
2.
(Anc. Armor.)
Same as
Misericordia
, 2.

Definition 2024


misericorde

misericorde

See also: miséricorde

English

Noun

misericorde (plural misericordes)

  1. (Middle English) an act of clemency; pity, mercy.
  2. a misericord.

References

  • misericorde” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
  • misericorde” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.