misericord.
Relaxation of monastic rules.
Meaning & usage
Relaxation of monastic rules.
The room in a monastery for monks granted such relaxation.
A ledge, sometimes ornately carved, attached to a folding church seat to provide support for a person standing for long periods; a subsellium.
A medieval dagger, used for the mercy stroke to a wounded foe.
Where this word comes from
From 1200–1250, from Middle English misericorde (“an act of clemency”) from Old French, from Latin misericordia (“pity”). Doublet of misericordia.
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