📚 noun • entry_id 40684
misericord
/mɪˈzɛɹɪkɔːd/
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misericordia
A ledge, sometimes ornately carved, attached to a folding church seat to provide support for a person standing for long periods; a subsellium.
1969, M. D. Anderson, The Iconography of British Misericords, G. L. Remnant, A Catalogue of Misericords in Great Britain, page xxiii, Misericords are a very humble form of medieval…
A misericord - a hinged projection on the underside of a choir seat - dates from about 1200 and is possibly the oldest in England.
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