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mercifulness

Today it means: The state of being merciful; mercy. Full definition →

Middle English mercyfulnes

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Middle English · inherited frommercyfulnes
English todaymercifulness

From Middle English mercyfulnes, mercyfullenesse, equivalent to merciful + -ness.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.