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misericordia |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Misericordia \Mis`e*ri*cor"di*a\, n. [L., mercy, compassion; miser wretched + cor, cordis, heart.] 1. (O. Law) An amercement. --Burrill. 2. (Anc. Armor.) A thin-bladed dagger; so called in the Middle Ages, because used to give the death wound or ``mercy'' stroke to a fallen adversary. 3. (Eccl.) An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order --Shipley.
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