miséricorde

miséricorde

See also: misericorde

English

Noun

miséricorde (plural miséricordes)

1. Alternative form of misericord
   • 1834, [James Planché], “Reigns of Henry VI. and Edward IV., 1420—1483”, in History of British Costume, London: Charles Knight, page 198:

     Figs. a and b, from Harleian MS. 2278; c, from the blade of a miséricorde, in the Meyrick collection;

   • 1865, Francis Davenant, “Hubert Ellis. A Story of King Richard’s Days the Second.”, in The Boy’s Own Volume of Fact, Fiction, History, and Adventure, London: S. O. Beeton, pages 189–190:

     In the baldrick which crossed over his right shoulder hung a long straight sword, which with a miséricorde or short dagger, carried in his belt, furnished him—for he knew how to use them—with very fair means of defence.

   • 1884 November 25, Cecil T. Davis, “The Monumental Brasses of Herefordshire and Worcestershire”, in Transactions, Excursions and Reports. 1884-85., Birmingham, published 1887, page 70:

     To the belt are attached the long sword in an ornamental scabbard on the left side, and a miséricorde on his right side;

   • 1899, Cecil T[udor] Davis, The Monumental Brasses of Gloucestershire, London: Phillimore & Co., page 64:

     On his right side is fastened a miséricorde.

   • 1900, Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archæological Society for 1900, volume XXIII, Bristol, page 76:

     He has a miséricorde with which to give the coup de grace to a fallen foe.

   • 1920, Ronald Ross, The Revels of Orsera, page 195:

     At that time everyone, man and woman, carried his purse hanging on his hip by means of a baldric and containing generally a miséricorde as well as money, keys, and so on.

   • 1926, Ernest Weekley, Words Ancient and Modern, page 8:

     I suggest that the alenas was an improved miséricorde, of a strength and solidity suited to a special purpose.

   • 1938, Mary Rhys, Scenes from Family Life, page 130:

     ‘A miséricorde to deal the death-blow,’ acquiesced Griselda.

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French

Etymology

From Latin misericordia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ze.ʁi.kɔʁd/

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• Rhymes: -ɔʁd

Noun

miséricorde f (plural miséricordes)

1. mercy

   Synonyms: grâce, merci

Derived terms

• ancre de miséricorde
• rimer comme hallebarde et miséricorde

Interjection

miséricorde

1. mercy

Further reading

• “miséricorde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.