n. A thin-bladed dagger, used in the Middle Ages to give the death wound or mercy stroke to a fallen adversary.
n. An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order.
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n. An amercement.
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.
n. An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order.
Word Usage
"She is 45m tall, winged, made of aluminium, and if you see her face close up – impossible unless you climb inside her, which I've done – she looks as if the Latin word misericordia compassion was invented for her."