noun
Meaning 1
An act of clemency; pity, mercy.
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Usage: obsolete
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noun
An act of clemency; pity, mercy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative form of misericord
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
Established 1200–50 from Middle English misericorde (“an act of clemency”), from Middle French [Term?], from Latin misericordia (“pity”).