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mercy chair

mercy chair noun: a small, ornately carved wooden protrusion in a cathedral wall, allowing a person to rest against it without actually sitting during long religious services.

Noun

mercy chair (plural mercy chairs)

  1. A small, ornately carved wooden protrusion in a cathedral wall, allowing a person to rest against it without actually sitting during long religious services.

Forms of mercy chair

pluralmercy chairs

Questions about mercy chair

What does mercy chair mean?
Mercy chair means a small, ornately carved wooden protrusion in a cathedral wall, allowing a person to rest against it without actually sitting during long religious services.
What part of speech is mercy chair?
Mercy chair is a noun.
What is the plural of mercy chair?
The plural of mercy chair is mercy chairs.

Words near mercy chair in the dictionary

  1. Mercutians
  2. Mercutio
  3. mercy
  4. mercy bucket
  5. mercy buckets
  6. mercy chair
  7. mercy chairs
  8. mercy flush
  9. mercy flushes
  10. mercy fuck
  11. mercy fucks

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