misericord noun. [mɪ'zɛrɪkɔ:d] ME.
[Old & mod. French miséricorde from Latin misericordia, from misericors pitiful, from miser, stem of misereri (see MISERERE) + cord-, cor heart.]
1. Compassion, pity, mercy. Also as interjection. arch. ME.

2. A dagger for dealing a death stroke. ME.

3. Hist. An apartment in a monastery in which certain relaxations of the rule were permitted. LME.

4. A shelving projection on the underside of a hinged seat in a choir stall, which, when turned up, gives support to someone standing. E16.

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