MISERICORD


Meaning of MISERICORD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also mi·ser·i·corde mə-ˈzer-ə-ˌkȯrd, -ˈser-

Etymology: Medieval Latin misericordia seat in church, from Latin, mercy, from misericord-, misericors merciful, from misereri + cord-, cor heart — more at heart

Date: circa 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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