(miz′ə·râr′ē, -rir′ē) noun
In church stalls, a small wooden bracket affixed perpendicularly to the bottom of the seat and designed to afford support to the worshiper when the seat is turned up: also called misericorde.

(miz′ə·râr′ē, -rir′ē) noun
1. The 51st psalm, so called from the opening words in the Latin version.
2. A musical setting of this psalm. [<L, imperative of misereri have mercy]