| n. | 1. | |
| 1. | (R. C. Ch.) The psalm usually appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version. It commences with the word miserere. | |
| 2. | A musical composition adapted to the 50th psalm. | |
| 3. | (Arch.) A small projecting boss or bracket, on the under side of the hinged seat of a church stall (see Stall). It was intended, the seat being turned up, to give some support to a worshiper when standing. Called also misericordia. | |
| 4. | (Med.) Same as Ileus. |