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Definition of Misericorde

Misdemeanor
Misdemeanor
  MISERICORDE   noun
A dagger which in mediaeval warfare was used by the foot soldier to remind an unhorsed knight that he was mortal.
 

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The Devil's Dictionary
by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Misfortune
Misfortune

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