Misericord Definition
mizerikôrd; also mizərikôrd
noun
Relaxation of monastic rules, as a dispensation from fasting.
American Heritage
A narrow ledge on the underside of a hinged seat, as in a choir stall, designed to support a person standing at rest against the turned-up seat.
Webster's New World
The room in a monastery used by monks who have been granted such a dispensation.
American Heritage
A dagger used in the Middle Ages for giving the death stroke (coup de grâce) to a wounded knight.
Webster's New World
A subsellium.
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Other Word Forms of Misericord
Noun
Singular:
misericord
Plural:
misericordsOrigin of Misericord
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Middle English pity from Old French from Latin misericordia from misericors misericord- merciful miserērī to feel pity miserere cor cord- heart kerd- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Established 1200-50 from Middle English misericorde (an act of clemency) from Middle French from Latin misericordia (pity).
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