Thesaurus: misericordia

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1. n. An amercement.
2. n. 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. n. An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order.
4. 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.
5. An amercement. Burrill.