misericorde

See also: miséricorde

English

Etymology

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

Noun

misericorde (plural misericordes)

1. (obsolete) An act of clemency; pity, mercy.
2. Alternative form of misericord

References

• “misericorde”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “misericorde”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miseɾiˈkoɾde/ [mi.se.ɾiˈkoɾ.ð̞e]
• Rhymes: -oɾde
• Syllabification: mi‧se‧ri‧cor‧de

Adjective

misericorde m or f (masculine and feminine plural misericordes)

1. merciful

   Synonym: misericordioso

   Antonym: inmisericorde

Further reading

• “misericorde”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025