Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases. Christopher Coredon with Ann Williams.
Misericord — 1) A knife or dagger used to deliver a coup de grace; the word was also used for a particularly slender knife designed specifically to pass through the gaps in a knight s visor. [< Lat. misereor = to have pity] Cf. Ocularium 2) In pre 11c… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
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