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Misericorde
(gcide) | Misericorde \Mis"er*i*corde"\, n. [F. mis['e]ricorde. See
Misericordia.]
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1. Compassion; pity; mercy. [Obs.]
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2. (Anc. Armor.) Same as Misericordia, 2.
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Misericordia
(gcide) | Misericordia \Mis`e*ri*cor"di*a\, n. [L., mercy, compassion;
miser wretched + cor, cordis, heart.]
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1. (O. Law) An amercement. --Burrill.
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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.
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3. (Eccl.) An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a
member of a religious order. --Shipley.
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misericorde
(devil) | MISERICORDE, n. A dagger which in mediaeval warfare was used by the
foot soldier to remind an unhorsed knight that he was mortal.
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MISERICORDIA
(bouvier) | MISERICORDIA, mercy. An arbitrary or discretionary amercement.
2. To be in mercy, is to be liable to such punishment as the judge may
in his discretion inflict. According to Spelman, misericordia is so called,
because the party is in mercy, and to distinguish this fine from
redemptions, or heavy fines. Spelm. GI. ad voc.; see Co. Litt. 126 b, and
Madox's Excheq. c. 14. See Judgment of Misericordia.
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