misericorde

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noun

An act of clemency; pity, mercy.

OriginMiddle English misericorde ← Middle French [Term?] ← Latin misericordia →
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Meanings

nounmisericorde (plural misericordes)

plural misericordes

  1. obsoleteAn act of clemency; pity, mercy.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of misericord

Origin

  1. Latinmisericordia“pity”
  2. Middle French[Term?]
  3. Middle Englishmisericorde“an act of clemency”
  4. Englishmisericorde

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

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APA

misericorde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misericorde

MLA

“misericorde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misericorde. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misericorde,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misericorde.

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