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misericord

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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.

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