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MISERICORD
Etymology
Noun
misericord (countable and uncountable, plural misericords)
Relaxation of monastic rules.
The room in a monastery for monks granted such relaxation.
A ledge, sometimes ornately carved, attached to a folding church seat to provide support for a person standing for long periods; a subsellium.
A medieval dagger, used for the mercy stroke to a wounded foe.
Synonyms
• (subsellium): mercy seat
Source: Wiktionary
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(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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