misericord
noun
Meaning
- Relaxation of monastic rules.
- The room in a monastery for monks granted such relaxation.
- A ledge, sometimes ornately carved, attached to a folding church seat to provide support for a person standing for long periods; a subsellium.
- A medieval dagger, used for the mercy stroke to a wounded foe.
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