misericorde

See also: miséricorde

English

Etymology

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

Noun

misericorde (plural misericordes)

(Middle English) an act of clemency; pity, mercy.
a misericord.

References

“misericorde” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
“misericorde” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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