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misericorde

misericorde noun: an act of clemency; pity, mercy. Also the alternative form of misericord.

Noun

misericorde (plural misericordes)

  1. (obsolete) An act of clemency; pity, mercy.

Also used as

misericorde is also the alternative form of misericord.

Forms of misericorde

pluralmisericordes

Origin of misericorde

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

Questions about misericorde

What does misericorde mean?
Misericorde means an act of clemency; pity, mercy.
What part of speech is misericorde?
Misericorde is a noun.
What is the plural of misericorde?
The plural of misericorde is misericordes.

Words near misericorde in the dictionary

  1. miserections
  2. miserere
  3. misereres
  4. miserhood
  5. misericord
  6. misericorde
  7. misericordes
  8. misericordia
  9. misericordias
  10. misericordious
  11. misericords

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