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   ‖Misericordia , n. [L., mercy, compassion; miser wretched + cor, cordis, heart.]
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   (O. Law) An amercement.
   Burrill.
   
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   (Anc. Armor.) A thin-bladed dagger; so called, in the Middle Ages, because used to give the death wound or “mercy” stroke to a fallen adversary.
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   (Eccl.) An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order.
   Shipley.
   
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