mercê

See also: merce, mercé, mérce, mērce, mērcē, and Mercè

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mercee, from Latin mercēdem, accusative of mercēs (“wages, fee, price”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: mer‧cê

Noun

mercê f (plural mercês)

  1. grace, mercy
    O barco estava à mercê do vento e das ondas.
    The ship was at the mercy of the wind and the waves.

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