English Explanatory Dictionary

misericorde

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An act of clemency; pity, mercy.
  2. Alternative form of misericord

Word forms

misericorde misericordes

Etymology

Established 1200–50 from Middle English misericorde (“an act of clemency”), from Middle French [Term?], from Latin misericordia (“pity”).

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