English Explanatory Dictionary

mercy chair

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small, ornately carved wooden protrusion in a cathedral wall, allowing a person to rest against it without actually sitting during long religious services.

Word forms

mercy chair mercy chairs
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