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Misericordia
Misericordia Mis`e*ri*cor"di*a, n. [L., mercy, compassion; miser wretched + cor, cordis, heart.] 1. (O. Law) An amercement. --Burrill. 2. (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. 3. (Eccl.) An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order. --Shipley.

Meaning of Misericord from wikipedia

- A misericord (sometimes named mercy seat, like the biblical object) is a small wooden structure formed on the underside of a folding seat in a church which...
- Kensit's involvement in the Good Friday incident was caricatured on the misericord in the vicar's stall in the Sanctuary of St Cuthbert's which depicts Kensit...
- the misericords at Norwich by Alison Stones and the University of Pittsburgh Photographs of each of the misericords at Norwich from www.misericords.co...
- display of 15th-century stained gl**** in England, as well as carved misericords from the 15th and 16th century and the largest collection of medieval...
- about 1400 and has several notable features, including an early set of misericords, an astronomical clock and the longest uninterrupted medieval stone vaulted...
- provides extra seating. In churches, it may have a projection called a misericord, which offers some support to a person standing in front when the seat...
- central tower completed in 1374. The cathedral retains a set of medieval misericords, now set into Victorian choir stalls; the cathedral was heavily restored...
- Southwell Minster chapter house c. 1300 Detail of a "disgorging" medieval misericord in Ludlow parish church, Shropshire. This stone carving of a Green Man...
- Cathedral, Beverley Minster and Bridlington Priory. The carving of the misericord seats is exceptionally fine. James Stanley was responsible for the embellishment...
- stand and fold down when they sit. Often the hinged seat will have a misericord (small wooden seat) on the underside on which he can lean while standing...