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Misericordia
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) An amercement.
(2):
(n.) An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order.
(3):
(n.) 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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Misericordia'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/misericordia.html. 1828.