MISERICORD


Meaning of MISERICORD in English

[mi.ser.i.cord] also mi.ser.i.corde n [ML misericordia seat in church, fr. L, mercy, fr. misericord-, misericors merciful, fr. misereri + cord-, cor heart--more at heart] (ca. 1515): a small projection on the bottom of a hinged church seat that gives support to a standing worshiper when the seat is turned up

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