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Misericordia
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Misericordia, n. [L., mercy, compassion; miser wretched + cor, cordis, heart.].
- An amercement. Burrill. [1913 Webster]
- A thin-bladed dagger; so called, in the Middle Ages, because used to give the death wound or “mercy” stroke to a fallen adversary. [1913 Webster]
- An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order. Shipley. [1913 Webster]
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