misericord

Meaning of misericord

noun
  1. Relaxation of monastic rules.
  2. The room in a monastery for monks granted such relaxation.
  3. A ledge, sometimes ornately carved, attached to a folding church seat to provide support for a person standing for long periods; a subsellium.
  4. A medieval dagger, used for the mercy stroke to a wounded foe.

Information about misericord

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of misericord is: misericords.
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Hyphenation of misericord

mis-eri-cord

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • misericord is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Words that rhyme with misericord

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