Misericordia \Mis`e*ri*cor"di*a\, n. [L., mercy, compassion; miser wretched + cor, cordis, heart.] 1. (O. Law) An amercement. --Burrill. 2. (Anc. Armor.) A thin-bladed dagger; so called, in the Middle Ages, because used to give the death wound or ``mercy'' stroke to a fallen adversary. 3. (Eccl.) An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order. --Shipley.