MISERICORD

Misericord

A misericord is a small wooden shelf on the underside of a folding seat in a church, installed to provide a degree of comfort for a person who has to stand during long periods of prayer.

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misericord

Noun

  1. relaxation of monastic rules.
  2. The room in a monastery for monks granted such relaxation.
  3. a subsellium.
  4. a medieval dagger, used for the mercy stroke to a wounded foe.


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