Misericordia /(?)/

Mis·e·ri·cor·di·a

Misericordia

n.
  1. An amercement. (O. Law)
  2. A thin-bladed dagger; so called, in the Middle Ages, because used to give the death wound or “mercy” stroke to a fallen adversary. (Anc. Armor.)
  3. An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order. (Eccl.)