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† miseriˈcordious, a. Obs.
[a. OF. misericordieux (from 12th c.), or ad. med.L. misericordiōs-us, f. misericordia (see misericord n.).]
Compassionate, merciful.
1483Caxton Cato e iiij b, Yf he neuer pardonned..he shold not seme to be myserycordyous ne mercyful. a1500Melusine 313 There nys so grete a synnar in the world but that is more piteable & mysericordyous whan the synnar repenteth hym..of his..synne. 1528Sheph. Kal. xiv. L j b, By youre myserycordyous pyteye. 1634W. Tirwhyt tr. Balzac's Lett. 91 The misericordious Justice of God. 1648W. Browne Polexander iii. iii. 79 That misericordious Goodnesse from whom I have so often petition'd you. |