Definition of misericord in English:

misericord

noun mɪˈzɛrɪkɔːdməˈzɛrɪˌkɔrd

1A ledge projecting from the underside of a hinged seat in a choir stall which, when the seat is turned up, gives support to someone standing.
（唱诗班席位）可折板椅托板（支撑站立者用）
Example sentencesExamples
- Naturalistic animals were carved on misericords in the early 14th century, and individualized facial features appeared on the small human heads that decorated keystones and arch mouldings.
- The sixty-two misericords or priests' seats, carved with everything from lions to scenes of everyday life, are believed to be of 1390.
- These appear in the stained glass windows, stone column capitals, decorated ends of pews, or even the misericords carved on the bottom of hinged church seats.
- Weak light filters in through stained glass and creates deep shadows among the pews and misericords.
- A misericord in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, shows four enormous hounds piling into a cauldron, indifferent to the cook just poised to hurl his ladle.
2historical An apartment in a monastery in which some relaxations of the monastic rule were permitted.
〈史〉（修道院的）免戒室
3historical A small dagger used to deliver a death stroke to a wounded enemy.
〈史〉（减少受伤之敌痛苦给以致命一击的）短剑，匕首

Origin

Middle English (denoting pity): from Old French misericorde, from Latin misericordia, from misericors 'compassionate', from the stem of misereri 'to pity' + cor, cord- 'heart'.

Definition of misericord in US English:

misericord

nounməˈzɛrɪˌkɔrdməˈzeriˌkôrd

1A ledge projecting from the underside of a hinged seat in a choir stall which, when the seat is turned up, gives support to someone standing.
（唱诗班席位）可折板椅托板（支撑站立者用）
Example sentencesExamples
- The sixty-two misericords or priests' seats, carved with everything from lions to scenes of everyday life, are believed to be of 1390.
- Weak light filters in through stained glass and creates deep shadows among the pews and misericords.
- A misericord in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, shows four enormous hounds piling into a cauldron, indifferent to the cook just poised to hurl his ladle.
- Naturalistic animals were carved on misericords in the early 14th century, and individualized facial features appeared on the small human heads that decorated keystones and arch mouldings.
- These appear in the stained glass windows, stone column capitals, decorated ends of pews, or even the misericords carved on the bottom of hinged church seats.
2historical An apartment in a monastery in which some relaxations of the monastic rule are permitted.
〈史〉（修道院的）免戒室
3historical A small dagger used to deliver a death stroke to a wounded enemy.
〈史〉（减少受伤之敌痛苦给以致命一击的）短剑，匕首

Origin

Middle English (denoting pity): from Old French misericorde, from Latin misericordia, from misericors ‘compassionate’, from the stem of misereri ‘to pity’ + cor, cord- ‘heart’.

单词	misericord
释义	Definition of misericord in English: misericord noun mɪˈzɛrɪkɔːdməˈzɛrɪˌkɔrd 1A ledge projecting from the underside of a hinged seat in a choir stall which, when the seat is turned up, gives support to someone standing. （唱诗班席位）可折板椅托板（支撑站立者用） Example sentencesExamples Naturalistic animals were carved on misericords in the early 14th century, and individualized facial features appeared on the small human heads that decorated keystones and arch mouldings. The sixty-two misericords or priests' seats, carved with everything from lions to scenes of everyday life, are believed to be of 1390. These appear in the stained glass windows, stone column capitals, decorated ends of pews, or even the misericords carved on the bottom of hinged church seats. Weak light filters in through stained glass and creates deep shadows among the pews and misericords. A misericord in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, shows four enormous hounds piling into a cauldron, indifferent to the cook just poised to hurl his ladle. 2historical An apartment in a monastery in which some relaxations of the monastic rule were permitted. 〈史〉（修道院的）免戒室 3historical A small dagger used to deliver a death stroke to a wounded enemy. 〈史〉（减少受伤之敌痛苦给以致命一击的）短剑，匕首 Origin Middle English (denoting pity): from Old French misericorde, from Latin misericordia, from misericors 'compassionate', from the stem of misereri 'to pity' + cor, cord- 'heart'. Definition of misericord in US English: misericord nounməˈzɛrɪˌkɔrdməˈzeriˌkôrd 1A ledge projecting from the underside of a hinged seat in a choir stall which, when the seat is turned up, gives support to someone standing. （唱诗班席位）可折板椅托板（支撑站立者用） Example sentencesExamples The sixty-two misericords or priests' seats, carved with everything from lions to scenes of everyday life, are believed to be of 1390. Weak light filters in through stained glass and creates deep shadows among the pews and misericords. A misericord in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, shows four enormous hounds piling into a cauldron, indifferent to the cook just poised to hurl his ladle. Naturalistic animals were carved on misericords in the early 14th century, and individualized facial features appeared on the small human heads that decorated keystones and arch mouldings. These appear in the stained glass windows, stone column capitals, decorated ends of pews, or even the misericords carved on the bottom of hinged church seats. 2historical An apartment in a monastery in which some relaxations of the monastic rule are permitted. 〈史〉（修道院的）免戒室 3historical A small dagger used to deliver a death stroke to a wounded enemy. 〈史〉（减少受伤之敌痛苦给以致命一击的）短剑，匕首 Origin Middle English (denoting pity): from Old French misericorde, from Latin misericordia, from misericors ‘compassionate’, from the stem of misereri ‘to pity’ + cor, cord- ‘heart’.
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