English-Finnish translations for misericord

Definition of misericord

• Relaxation of monastic rules
• 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

Related words

• miser
• misery
• miserable
• miserly
• commiserate
• commiseration
• miserably
• miserabilist
• immiserate