misericorde

The story

1. Latin · derived frommisericordia“pity”
2. Middle French · derived from[Term?]
3. Middle English · inherited frommisericorde“an act of clemency”
4. English todaymisericorde

Established 1200–50 from Middle English misericorde (“an act of clemency”), from Middle French [Term?], from Latin misericordia (“pity”).

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