MISERICORDIA

misericordia

Noun

  1. An amercement.
  2. A thin-bladed dagger, used in the Middle Ages to give the death wound or mercy stroke to a fallen adversary.
  3. An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order.


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